Religious workers may file an I-360 petition to work permanently in the United States. The process starts with an I-360 self-petition filed by the Religious Worker who is usually on a valid R-1 visa status. After approval of the I-360, if the priority date is current, a Religious Worker then proc...
Voluntary departure is an order allowing a respondent in removal proceedings to leave the United States by a specific date, without being subject to a removal order. It is correct that departing voluntarily by the specified date can shield a respondent from the consequences of a removal order. Ho...
Generally, international students are only allowed to work on-campus for not more than 20 hours per week while school is in session. However, a student facing economic hardship may be able to seek work authorization from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to work off-campus for not...
The U.S. Supreme Court has permitted President Joe Biden's administration to end a Trump-era draconian Migrant Protection Protocols also known as “Remain in Mexico program” which forces asylum-seekers at the southern border to wait in Mexico while their case is adjudicated in a U.S. immigration c...
The Biden administration will make it easier for some immigrant spouses to continue working legally with a visa but without renewing their employment authorization as part of a settlement reached Wednesday resolving a class-action suit. The change will benefit tens of thousands of immigrants, pri...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day this year by welcoming 21,000 new citizens in 335 naturalization ceremonies across the country between Sept. 17 and 23. “It is an honor to welcome so many new Americans this Citizenship Day and Constitut...
WHEREAS, The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA, hereinafter referred to as The Agency) is statutorily mandated by the NITDA Act of 2007 to, inter alia; develop regulations for electronic governance and monitor the use of electronic data interchange and other forms of elect...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State (DOS), has announced the lists of countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa programs in the next year. The notice listing the eligible countries will be published in the F...