On May 31, 2018 the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, has decided to authorize the issuance of up to an additional 15,000 H-2B through the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. This numerical limitation increase is based on a time-limited statutory authority and does not affect the H–2B program…

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on May 25, 2018 that Form N-565, Application for Replacement of Naturalization/Citizenship Document, and Form N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (Under Section 336 of the INA), can be filed online. Applicants will be able to complete Forms N-565 and N-336…

Congress has now approved a bill that would fund the government through September to the tune of $1.3 trillion and provides for massive funding increases for federal immigration authorities. The omnibus funding bill notably includes a provision for underwriting a partial southern border wall but leaves out a fix for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals….

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, February 26, 2018, denied the Trump administration’s request to review a California federal court’s order that temporarily paused the federal government’s move to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. By declining to take up the government’s appeal of a district court’s DACA ruling the U.S. Supreme…

If you are applying for a U.S. passport and you owe taxes to the IRS you may want to read the following guidance. The following is an excerpt from IRS Notice 2018-01, which was issued in the January 16, 2018 Internal Revenue Bulletin (IRS 2018-03) and includes statutory provisions from the December 2015 FAST Act:…

On Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, USCIS posted instructions in the USCIS website regarding the processing of DACA applications in light of a recent federal court order. USCIS has resumed accepting requests to renew a grant of deferred action under DACA.  The DACA policy will be operated on the terms in place before it was rescinded…

On Monday, November 6, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security announced the decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Nicaragua. The effective date of the termination of TPS for Nicaragua will be delayed for 12 months until to January 5, 2019 to allow for an orderly transition. This will provide time for…

The latest iteration of President Donald Trump’s ban on travel to the U.S. by nationals from several predominantly Muslim countries hit another roadblock early Wednesday morning ( OCTOBER 18, 2017) when a Maryland federal judge halted much of its implementation based on the fact that it likely violates the U.S. Constitution.

This week on October 3, 2017 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing for all H-1B visa extension of stay petitions. Premium processing is now available for all types of H-1B petitions.

On Sept. 5, 2017 President Donald Trump’s administration announced that the DACA program would be phased out. The DACA program is the Obama-era initiative that has provided the children of unauthorized immigrants, many who were brought here illegally, a reprieve from deportation and the right to work. The last extension request of that benefit by…