Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Program
Enacted in December, 2019, The Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) Program allows eligible Liberian Nationals and certain family members a one year window (Until December 20, 2020) to apply for adjustment of status to Permanent Resident (green card). In order to qualify the Applicant must be: A Liberian National; Living in the United States since…
Read MoreI-140 Petitions
The October 2020 Visa Bulletin shows that Employment Based Third Preference (EB-3) for individuals born in China and India has a more recent cutoff date than Employment Based Second Preference (EB-2). For such individuals, it is possible to file for Adjustment of Status to Permanent Resident (I-485) using the cutoff dates for the EB-3 Preference…
Read MoreFiancee Visas
Effective August 28, as it becomes safe to resume Consular Operations, US Embassies will be giving K Visas (Fiancee Visas) high priority. The K Visa is typically valid for four months. However, Consular Officers may revalidate the K Visa in four month increments if the case is impacted by suspension of Visa Services of Travel…
Read MoreF J M Visa News
On August 3, the Trump regime withdrew its attempts to impose stricter regulations on foreign students in the US on F, J or M Visas. USCIS sought to impose harsher enforcement of accrual of unlawful presence in the United States for students who wished to switch schools or who missed classes due to illness or…
Read MoreInjunction of the Public Charge Rule
Due to an injunction issued by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, USCIS will no longer reject applications based on the likelihood of a prospective immigrant accessing public benefits such as Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, etc. I encourage anyone with further questions regarding this decision to contact my offices and schedule…
Read MoreIn the News: Trump Defying Supreme Court Over DACA
Last month, the Supreme Court ordered the Trump Administration to resume processing DACA renewals and applications. The ruling called Trump’s actions “arbitrary and capricious.” This month the Trump administration announced they have no intention of complying with the Supreme Court’s order. They promised to “thoughtfully consider the future of DACA policy.” In the meantime they…
Read MoreStudent Visa Questions
Clarifying Student Visa Questions for 2020 Students Currently in the United States: According to new guidelines recently released by the Trump Administration, students in the United States are eligible to receive an F or M Visa for Fall classes. It does not matter whether the classes will be held in person, online or as a…
Read MoreCourt Orders Trump Administration to Resume Processing DACA
A federal court has ordered the Trump administration to begin accepting new applications to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects young immigrants brought to the country illegally as children from deportation. As NPR reported earlier this week, the Trump administration has not been accepting new applicants even after the Supreme Court ruled…
Read MoreCan International Students Take Online Classes?
As of July 14, 2020, the danger that international students will be deported because they take too many online classes, or because their university moved to an 100% online format, has passed, at least for now. In the face of numerous lawsuits, the Trump Administration has backed down. This means that F-1 and M-1 visa…
Read MoreIn the News: The Supreme Court Upholds DACA
The US Supreme Court recently struck down Trump’s efforts to put an end to DACA protections. In his opinion, Justice John Roberts rejected the end of DACA primarily on procedural grounds. That is, the court seemed to take more issue with how the Trump administration was attempting to end DACA than with DACA itself. “We…
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