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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement, starting January 30, 2023, the final phase of the premium processing expansion of Form I-140 Immigrant Petitions filed under the employment-based EB-13 and EB-21 classifications. USCIS will accept Form I-907 requests for premium processing for all pending and initial EB-13 multinational executive […]
On December 23, 2022, the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulation concerning the “public charge” ground of inadmissibility went into effect. DHS implemented the rule along with a new Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. In publishing the rule, DHS emphasized the purpose is to […]
HOUSTON – January 5, 2023 – Foster LLP, a leading global immigration law firm, today announces that Benjamin Schatz has been named a new partner in Foster’s Houston office. Mr. Schatz primarily represents investors and multinational corporations in their immigrant and nonimmigrant processes. A graduate of the Southern Methodist […]
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that beginning May 17, 2021, the agency will suspend the biometrics requirements for Form I-539 applicants seeking H-4 and L-2 classifications and Form I-539 applicants who are dependents of those holding E-1, E-2, and E-3 status. The suspension will apply to all […]