USCIS announced its new proposed fee schedule on November 8, 2019, with an official publication date of November 14, 2019. The proposed changes include new and/or increased fees for adjustment of status, asylum, DACA renewals and naturalization. The proposed rule also seeks to eliminate critical fee waivers that allow vulnerable immigrants to maintain their status and progress in their immigration journey.
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Our office has noticed a significant rise in fraudulent emails from businesses claiming to be affiliated with the US Department of State and/or the Diversity Visa Lottery Program. Please be weary of any unsolicited contact you receive, and remember that that any official government correspondence will be from an email ending in “.gov”.
Read MoreAn update to the recently-published Public Charge rule.
Read MoreOn September 30, 2019, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) released a practice alert announcing that USCIS will not accept current versions of several forms if postmarked on or after October 15, 2019, due to the implementation of the Final Rule published by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on August 14, 2019.
Read MoreAs a nonimmigrant visa holder, one of the biggest inconveniences for you is reapplying for a new visa every couple of years. If you are planning to remain in the United States for some time, an easy way to bypass the reapplication process is to apply for the US Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. The Program, better known as the Green Card Lottery, makes visas available to person meeting simple but strict eligibility requirements. A computer-generated random lottery drawing chooses selectees for diversity visas.
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