I-944/ Public Charge Forms- No Longer Needed
Today, we finally heard the news we were awaiting- the public charge rule is truly dead. That means, the absolutely awful, burdensome and stressful Form I-944 is no longer necessary. […]
Category: News Updates
DHS Statement on Public Charge
Further to our previous post, the DHS has published remarks on the status of the public charge rule. See below. DHS Statement on Litigation Related to the Public Charge Ground[…]
Breaking: Public Charge Rule – Case Dismissed By US Supreme Court
Breaking: The US Supreme Court today dismissed a lawsuit in which the troubling ‘public charge’ rule was to be litigated. In other words, this action will now allow the public[…]
Visa Ban Proclamation 10014 Rescinded
It is with great delight and relief that we can report that the visa ban affecting many many people are the world is now lifted. Proclamation 10014 banned immigrants visas[…]
USCIS Expands Premium Processing Service to E-3 Petitioners
USCIS announced that, starting today, it is expanding premium processing services to E-3 petitioners. This is welcome news as previously premium processing was not available for this category, and lengthy[…]
March 2021 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The March 2021 Visa Bulletin was released late yesterday afternoon. Most categories saw steady movement, with employment-based categories (particularly EB2 India and EB3 India) seeing fairly significant movement compared to[…]
USCIS Reverts to the 2008 Version of the Naturalization Civics Test
Good news to start this Monday morning as USCIS announced that it is reverting back to its 2008 version of the naturalization civics test, departing from its December 2020 implementation[…]
An Immigration Counsel Fund and Right to Counsel: Provisions from President Biden’s Immigration Bill
Right to Counsel and an Immigration Counsel Fund- USCA21 When the US Citizenship Act 2021 summary reached my hands, I was especially excited to read about a new Immigration[…]
Biden Immigration Reform Bill Text Out!
Readers and listeners, the much awaited Biden immigration reform bill is out!! Titled US Citizenship Act 2021, the bill was released this morning. I will be going through it like[…]
FY 2022 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 9
Last year saw the implementation and rollout of the first ever electronic registration process for cap H-1Bs, representing a significant departure from past practice where employers (and their attorneys) would[…]