Immigration Blog

A new policy memorandum from USCIS will now empower USCIS adjudicators with full discretion to deny applications, petitions, and requests without first issuing a Request for Evidence (RFE) or Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) when required initial evidence was not submitted or the evidence of record fails to establish eligibility. This new guidance will replace […]

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In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States has upheld President Trump’s September 2017 travel ban proclamation that placed entry restrictions on nationals of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, and Somalia. The Supreme Court held that the President has lawfully exercised the broad discretion granted to him to suspend […]

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USCIS has announced that it will be recalling about 800 incorrect Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) that were mailed to recipients in April and May 2018. The first and last names of individuals receiving the EADs were transposed in these incorrect EAD cards. The EAD cards were issued in connection with Form I-589, Application for Asylum […]

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USCIS has announced that it has completed the data entry for all FY 2019 H-1B cap-subject petitions selected in the H-1B lottery. As of today, if you have not yet received an I-797 Receipt Notice and if the filing fee checks submitted by your employer have not been cashed, it is unlikely that your H-1B […]

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USCIS has announced the Adjustment of Status Filing Charts for July 2018, providing information on which Green Card applicants can file their Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status with USCIS in July 2018. According to the July 2018 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts, applicants under employment-based visa preference categories must use […]

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