The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for December 2017, reflecting minor forward movement across all employment-based categories except for EB-1, which remains current for all countries. The EB-2 category remains current for applicants born in all countries other than India and China. There was only […]
Traveling Internationally? CBP Now Questioning Travelers When Departing On International Flights.
13 Nov
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
Foster Immigration Attorneys have received reports of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Immigration Inspection Officers engaging in exit screening and questioning of travelers when departing on international flights. CBP Officers generally inspect arriving travelers but previously did not typically engage in a second inspection, exit screening or questioning of […]
TPS Terminated for Nicaragua; TPS Holders Should Review Alternate Immigration Options
8 Nov
by Foster LLP, on 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 […]
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) Increases Scrutiny of Extension Petitions
26 Oct
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
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 […]