USCIS is now accepting applications for parole under the International EntrepreneurRule (IER). The final rule requires that: The entrepreneur holds at least a 10% ownership stake in the startup entity. The entrepreneur holds a central and...
On September 5, 2017 Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The DACA program allowed children brought to the U.S. without a visa by their parents protection from...
Business Visits Visa Waiver Program: Under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), nationals of most European countries are eligible to engage in certain business activities in the U.S. without a visa. Who is eligible? Individuals holding a passport...
A person who has been present in the U.S. without legal status is generally unable to apply for permanent residency in the U.S. and will have to apply at the U.S. Consulate in their home country. Once the person departs the U.S. he or she will be...
USCIS has released new guidance instructing field officers to review all evidence filed with an I-601A, and if it appears that the offense is not a crime involving moral turpitude or qualifies for the petty offense or youthful offender exception,...
In the light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Windsor, finding Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) has held that Immigration must recognize same sex...
With the Supreme Court’s recent ruling striking down key provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act, Immigration (USCIS) has begun issuing green cards or permanent residency for foreign nationals in same sex...
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced the creation of a new process that will allow certain spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens to apply for a provisional unlawful presence waiver while they are...
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