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The Department of State Posted the April 2025 Visa Bulletin
The U.S. Department of State has released the April 2025 Visa Bulletin, detailing the wait times for green card applicants. USCIS has...
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Mar 12, 20251 min read
Legal Project Management
Legal Project Management (LPM) is the application of project management techniques and principles to the legal sector, aimed at...
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Mar 10, 20251 min read
USCIS Announced Alien Registration Requirement
USCIS announced on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued the Protecting the American People Against Invasion executive order,...
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Feb 28, 20253 min read
The Path to the EB-2 NIW Visa
The EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) visa is a U.S. permanent residency (Green Card) category designed for highly skilled...
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Feb 28, 20251 min read
Distinction Between Nationality X Naturalization
In the United States, the concepts of nationality and naturalization are distinct. Nationality refers to the legal bond between an...
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Feb 21, 20252 min read
U.S. Visa Interview Waiver Requirements Change
The United States has reinstated stringent eligibility criteria for its Visa Interview Waiver, commonly referred to as the 'dropbox'...
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Feb 17, 20251 min read
DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending Temporary Protected Status for Ukraine
The Department of Homeland Security announced on Jan. 10, 2025, the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ukraine for 18...
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Feb 11, 20252 min read
H-1B Electronic Registration Process
The USCIS announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2026 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 7 and run...
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Feb 7, 20253 min read
H-1B Final Rule, H-2 Final Rule, and Revised Form I-129 Took Effect on Jan. 17, 2025
H-1B Final Rule, H-2 Final Rule, and Revised Form I-129 Took Effect Jan. 17, 2025. According to the USCIS official website, The...
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Feb 4, 20252 min read
USCIS Updates Filing Procedures for Form I-140
On January 13th, the USCIS announced a Federal Register notice (FRN) providing updated procedures for submitting a Form I-140, Immigrant...
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Feb 3, 20252 min read
USCIS Waives COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Adjustment of Status Applicants
According to the USCIS offical website: Effective Jan. 22, 2025, USCIS is waiving any and all requirements that applicants for...
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Jan 31, 20251 min read
United States Deportation Procedure
The deportation process of illegal immigrants in the United States follows specific steps and procedures. Here is a summary in five key...
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Jan 28, 20252 min read
Migration Control: Trump's Actions
The United States immigration policies are being tightened through a series of presidential decrees and national emergency declarations....
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Jan 24, 20251 min read
Immigrant Visas: Explore the Categories
There are four main categories of immigrant visas. Family Ties: Designed for spouses, children, parents, and siblings of U.S. citizens,...
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Jan 17, 20251 min read
USCIS Offices Closed on January 9th, 2025
President Biden has declared Thursday, Jan. 9th, a National Day of Mourning to remember the life and legacy of James Earl Carter Jr., the...
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Jan 7, 20251 min read
DHS Expands Extension of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs)
Final Rule Permanently Increases the Automatic Extension Period for Certain Employment Authorization Document Renewal Applicants. The...
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Dec 18, 20241 min read
George H.W. Bush and the 1990 Immigration Act
On November 29th, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Immigration Act of 1990 into law, introducing updates to existing...
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Dec 12, 20241 min read
New USCIS Requirement for Form I-485
USCIS Now Requires Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record to be Submitted with Form I-485 for Certain...
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Dec 6, 20241 min read
STEAM Professionals
STEAM professionals are those specialized in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. In U.S. immigration...
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Nov 22, 20241 min read
2024 United States Elections
In the United States, elections occur every two years (in what are called midterm elections) and every four years for the presidential...
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Nov 4, 20242 min read
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