By Jonathan Tilove – American-Statesman Staff Nearly 60 percent of Texans want to extend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects from deportation some 124,000 Texans who arrived as children and remained in the country illegally, according to results of the University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll released Monday. […]
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November 2017 Visa Bulletin – Modest Forward Advancement
17 Oct
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
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 […]
President Trump Reveals Immigration Principles and Priorities
13 Oct
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On Sunday, October 8, 2017, President Trump revealed and sent to Congress a list of immigration principles and priorities. According to a statement issued by Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Elain Duke, many of these principles originated with recommendations from DHS personnel who identified steps that might be a […]
Approval Notices with I-94 Cards Now Have Two Different Validity Periods for Certain Nonimmigrant Classifications
4 Oct
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) recently began issuing Form I-797A Approval Notices with two different validity periods for certain nonimmigrant classifications, including H-1B. The expiration date at the top of the Approval Notice reflects the validity date requested in the petition and the period of work authorization. However, the […]