Immigration Updates

On November 6, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation would be terminated for Nicaragua, effective January 5, 2019.  Since January 5, 1999, the TPS designation allowed certain Nicaraguans with continuous residence in the United States since December 30, 1998, to remain, live […]

On Monday, October 23, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) announced the rescission of previous agency guidance that accorded deference to prior CIS approval decisions during the adjudication of petitions seeking an extension of stay in the same nonimmigrant status. Under the prior “deference memorandum,” CIS adjudicators were instructed […]

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) Beginning this October, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has now been implemented in Canada. The intent of CETA is to create jobs, enhance trade between Canada and the European Union (EU) market, and strengthen economic relations between the two […]

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for November 2017, showing modest forward advancement in all employment-based categories except for EB-1, which remains current for all countries. The EB-2 category continues to be current for applicants born in all countries other than India and China. There […]