USCIS has announced an extension of 4 years beyond Green Card expiration dates for conditional permanent residents who properly file Forms I-751 or I-829....
Continue readingOn January 12, 2023, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Alejandro N. Mayorkas, announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia is extended a further 18 months from March 18, 2023 through to September 17, 2024. TPS is also redesignated allowing additional Somali nationals (or those with no nationality that last habitually resided in Somalia) residing in the United States as of January 11, 2023, to initially apply for TPS if they meet all eligibility requirements. The Extension and redesignation of TPS to Somalia is due to ongoing and worsening conditions of armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary...
Continue readingThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on January 5, 2023, a safe and lawful way for qualifying people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela with U.S-based supporters to obtain Work authorization to travel by air to temporarily reside in the United States. This humanitarian program is an expansion of the process introduced to Venezuelans in October 2022, based on the Uniting for Ukraine program. Individuals arriving under this new process may also be eligible for work authorization. Since January 6, 2023, DHS strongly encourages Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans seeking entry in the U.S. who do not have and are...
Continue readingUSCIS to follow guidelines to determine whether I-485 applicants are likely to become primarily dependent on the government for subsistence...
Continue readingIndividuals who currently hold DACA are still eligible to renew their period of deferred action, for the time being....
Continue readingThis decision will give TPS holders the opportunity to apply and be considered for LPR status after traveling abroad....
Continue readingUSCIS has announced a TFRthat increases the automatic extension period for employment authorization and EADs to up to 540 days....
Continue readingThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted two Federal Register notices on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ukraine and Sudan....
Continue readingDHS has designated Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status for 18 months, according to a statement issued by the agency. ...
Continue readingUSCIS updated its policies, giving U visa petitioners that are supporting law enforcement in criminal investigations the opportunity to obtain EADs). ...
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