TRUMP AND DACA UPDATE

On January 20, 2017, President Trump took the oath of office as the 45th President of the United States. He quickly began the work of...

Immigration Fees on Most Forms Have Increased

Fees for immigration forms increased by an average of 21 percent on December 23, 2016. Some forms have stayed the same but most saw significant...

DACA and Trump

There are many questions related to the future of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) now that President-elect Trump is due to take office on...

What is the Visa Bulletin?

Immigration law sets limits on the number of immigrant visas such as green cards or permanent residence that can be issued each year. There has...

Immigration Help for Families of Military Members And Veterans

What is Parole in Place? Parole in Place is a status that is available for undocumented spouses, children, or parents of a military member, those...

How to Read the Visa Bulletin

The visa bulletin has changed recently to allow people filing for immigrant visas to file ahead of their priority date becoming current. The visa bulletin...

THE MANY PATHS TO CITIZENSHIP

Although U.S. citizenship is automatically obtained when a person is born on U.S. Territory there are other avenues available for U.S. citizenship. A person born...

UPDATE ON DAPA and EXTENDED DACA PROGRAMS ISSUED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA

On June 23, 2016 the Supreme Court released a 4-4 split decision in the case of United States v. Texas. The case was brought by...

UPDATE ON U.S. v. TEXAS – DAPA and EXTENDED DACA

On Monday, April 18, 2016 the Supreme Court heard the oral arguments in the case of U.S. v. Texas, in which President Obama’s executive order...

Asylum

A popular question often asked in immigration is, “Do you have credible fear of returning to your home country?” Due to war and violence in...

DAPA

Here is the latest on DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans). The executive order issued by President Obama is going to be heard by...

H-1B Season

This is a great month to discuss the H-1B visa process since this is the time to prepare H-1B visas. Here is the general process...