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What to do if you’re laid off while I-485 is still pending

If you have been laid off, but have already filed with the USCIS, your existing application still has merit. Applicants should seek an EAD card in the meantime, and have a plan for new employment they can explain during their green card interview.

Will Biometrics Be Needed for Dependents of Employment Visa Applications?

Dependents of foreign workers in the United States need to have their own Biometrics appointment now in order to secure a work permit. Here’s what to know about that process.

Addressing Important Tax Information on Behalf of your Sponsor

If you are the financial sponsor of a green card applicant, your tax information is very valuable to the entire application process. This brief guide should help sponsors resolve some of the issues they are having with the IRS and their prior year tax returns.

Considerations for Asylees Looking to File an Adjustment of Status

Filing an I-485 as an asylee demands an in-depth understanding of the form that will be backed up to the applicants A-file for consistency purposes. Oftentimes asylees have incomplete A-files because of the nature of how they departed from their country of origin.

What is Parole and how can parolees adjust their status?

Being paroled in the United States as a non-citizen does not equal an admission, and is not the same process as being inspected after receiving a visa to enter the country. Nevertheless, parolees through select scenarios may be eligible to adjust their status in the United States.

Options for Finding a Translator for your Immigration Documents

Sometimes finding a translator is necessary for better understanding legal terminology on USCIS forms. Here’s how to get started in that process.

What is OPT Work Authorization?

OPT is for international scholars who want to gain hands-on work experience and employment authorization (work permit) in the United States. However, the program currently has issues with timely visa issuance per employer needs.

Visa Bulletin Updates for April 2021

This month's bulletin reflects a continual opening up of dates for filing amongst employment-based visa applicants. Chinese and Indian applicants still have the longest wait times, however, in terms of being able to file paperwork with the NVC in the 2nd, 3rd, and Other Worker categories. In addition, applicants from Mexico and the Philippines have “current” dates for filing in every employment-based category listed.

What are the Different EB-1 Categories?

The first preference employment visa category is broken up into three separate application processes. However, all wait times per the State Department visa bulletin are simply listed under the 1st preference table.

Biden Administration Stops Public Charge Rule

The move to get rid of the I-944 Declaration of Self Sufficiency comes at a time when the USCIS is changing some of its policies regarding the burden of evidence needed to judge an immigrant applicant as a public charge. The removal of this form and the re-instatement of a 1999 ruling shows how the agency is taking steps to create more efficiencies with the U.S. immigration system.

Tips for Filling out the Employment Section of your Green Card Application

The employment section is where you will list every job you’ve worked within the past 5 years of the start of your I-485. Be sure to list your current job/employer first, and work backward.

Step by Step for Completing the I-829 Petition

The I-829 petition is for investors, or their dependents, to remove conditions on their 2-year green cards. The form asks many specific questions for investors pertaining to the nature of their investments in the U.S,. and the full-time jobs they helped create via a job creating entity (JCE).

State Department Visa Bulletin for March, 2021

This month's bulletin features more “current” dates for filing for those seeking employment-based visas via the NVC. In addition, first, second, and third preference employment applicants from around the world are seeing many “current” final action dates, with an exception from Indian-based applicants.

Key Differences between Lawful vs. Unlawful Immigrant Status

For legal purposes, and also for filing an I-485 adjustment of status, knowing the rules and regulations that apply to lawful versus unlawful status in the U.S. can be very helpful.

Follow up on New USCIS Rule Regarding Work Permits

The new flexibility for OPT workers could create new pathways for employment-based visa applications in 2021.

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