Immigration

Applicants for nonimmigrant and immigrant visas may be found inadmissible to the United States on “public charge” grounds if it is determined that they are likely to become a public charge in the future.  In October, 2019, the U.S. Department of State published a new rule defining “public charge” and […]

Click here to view 2020 March Visa Bulletin.  The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for March 2020, which most significantly shows EB-3 retrogression in the Final Action Dates for chargeability areas not backlogged in February, along with no movement of the Dates for Filing across […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on January 31, 2020 a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (version 10/21/2019). Employers can use the new Form I-9 now and must use the new Form I-9 beginning April 30, 2020. Beginning April 30, 2020, the prior version of Form I-9 (Rev. 07/17/2017 […]

In August, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a rule requiring inquiry into whether applicants for immigrant visas (“green card”) and applicants for a change or extension of nonimmigrant (temporary) status may have received public benefits that would render them inadmissible to the United States on “public charge” […]