USCIS implemented enhanced FBI fingerprint and background checks that require the resubmission of biometrics for most pending applications filed before April 27, 2026. This expansion accesses deeper criminal databases, leading…
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June 14, 2026: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced a new rule that will significantly change how the agency handles signatures on immigration filings and petitions. The rule…
Immigrant visa for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens are unlimited, so they are always available. Immediate relatives include: However, immigrant visa for family-sponsored preference immigrant visas are limited to 226,000…
Many families who have been waiting six to twelve years for their immigrant visas to be available often face the problem of children who “aged out” or turn age 21…
Starting September 3, 2013, the Department of State will transition to an online immigrant visa application. Immigrant visa applicants will apply online using Form ds260 (Application for Immigrant Visa and…
Same-sex marriages that are valid under State law are eligible to apply and receive immigration benefits. Applicants will still be required to prove to Department of Homeland Security that the…
On Tuesday, April 16, 2013, a bipartisan group of senators introduced a major immigration bill that would bolster border security, legalize many of America’s 11 million undocumented immigrants and put…
On June 15, 2012, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and President Obama announced that certain young people who were brought to the United States as young children, who…
On March 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important decision, Vartelas v. Holder, No. 10-1211, rejecting the retroactive application of a provision of an immigration laws passed by…
Immigrant Attorney, Gail Seeram, explains that in Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S. Ct. 1473 (2010), the U.S. Supreme Court held that criminal defendants receive ineffective assistance of counsel under the Sixth…
