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Daniel M. Kowalski
3 days ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Orphan Petition Denial Arbitrary and Capricious: Blanford v. USCIS
Blanford v. USCIS "Because of a consular officer’s suspicions over a $900 payment, two children have spent the last seven years in a Liberian orphanage instead of with their adoptive parents in the United States. That’s a tragedy, one...
Daniel M. Kowalski
16 days ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
DOS, USCIS Discuss T/U Visa Biometrics
In a letter dated April 12, 2024 the State Department and USCIS discuss "concerns about biometrics collection for applicants for T nonimmigrant status and petitioners for U nonimmigrant status abroad that resulted from COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns...
Daniel M. Kowalski
19 days ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Progress in Class Action Suit for Ukrainian Parolees Denied Work Authorization
IMMpact Litigation, Apr. 25, 2024 "IMMpact Litigation, seeking redress for over 100,000 Ukrainian nationals paroled into the United States post-February 2022, today announces a significant advancement in their ongoing class action lawsuit against...
Daniel M. Kowalski
21 days ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Legal Challenge Prompts USCIS to Release Key Immigration Manuals to the Public
NILA, Apr. 24, 2024 "The National Immigration Litigation Alliance (NILA) and Innovation Law Lab are thrilled to announce that, in response to the lawsuit we filed against the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), USCIS has...
Daniel M. Kowalski
22 days ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS to Open International Field Offices in Qatar and Turkey
USCIS, Apr. 23, 2024 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced the upcoming opening of international field offices in Doha, Qatar, and Ankara, Turkey, to increase capacity for refugee processing, strengthen strategic partnerships...
Daniel M. Kowalski
1 month ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Adopts DOL Definition of "Science or Art" for Sched. A, Group II Cases
USCIS, Apr. 10, 2024 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance (PDF, 321.14 KB) in the USCIS Policy Manual to add the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) definition of “science or art” for Schedule A, Group II...
Daniel M. Kowalski
1 month ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
APA Victory in Chicago: Bristow v. Mayorkas
Bristow v. Mayorkas "Plaintiff Mark Bristow, a United States citizen, has filed a Form I-130 petition for an immigrant visa on behalf of his husband, Plaintiff Felixberto Tinga Villamil II. Form I-130 is intended to help relatives and spouses of...
Daniel M. Kowalski
1 month ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Increases Automatic Extension of Certain Employment Authorization Documents to Improve Access to Work Permits
USCIS, Apr. 4, 2024 "Building on extensive modernization efforts that have streamlined and improved access to work permits for eligible noncitizens, USCIS today announced a temporary final rule (TFR) to increase the automatic extension period for...
Daniel M. Kowalski
1 month ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Frequently Asked Questions on the USCIS Fee Rule
USCIS, Apr. 1, 2024 "On Jan. 31, 2024, USCIS published a final rule that, for the first time since 2016, adjusts certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees. With the final rule, we can recover our operating costs more fully and...
Daniel M. Kowalski
1 month ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Provides Third Gender Option on Form N-400
USCIS, Apr. 1, 2024 "We have revised Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, to provide a third gender option, “X,” defined as “Another Gender Identity.” We are also updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual accordingly...
Daniel M. Kowalski
1 month ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Revises Policy Manual to Align with New Fee Rule
USCIS, April 1, 2024 "We are revising our guidance (PDF, 364.37 KB) in the USCIS Policy Manual to align with the Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements Final Rule published in the Federal Register on...
Daniel M. Kowalski
1 month ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Policy Alert: Clarifying Expedite Requests
USCIS, Mar. 21, 2024 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify how USCIS considers expedite requests related to government interests and requests related to emergencies...
Daniel M. Kowalski
1 month ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Lawsuit Filed To Block New USCIS Fee Rule
Stuart Anderson, Forbes, Mar. 20, 2024 "A new lawsuit challenges a government fee rule that would raise immigration filing costs for many employers. If successful, the litigation could save companies significant sums compared to the projected costs...
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Credible Fear Procedures Manual
Thanks to a FOIA request by David Cleveland , we now have the May 10, 2023 revision of the USCIS Credible Fear Procedures Manual available to us.
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Judge to Review Prince Harry's Immigration Papers
Daniel Bates, Daily Mail, March 8, 2024 "A judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to hand over sensitive material about Prince Harry’s immigration papers for him to review while he decides whether to make them public. Judge...
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Material Support Victory in MN: Fofana v. Mayorkas
Fofana v. Mayorkas "Nearly sixteen years after Plaintiff Abrahim Mohamed Fofana applied for adjustment of status, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) denied his petition. But even with that much time to review...
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Think Immigration: Add that to the Tab – Rising Costs to Tour the United States
Anthony Pawelski, Think Immigration, Feb. 27, 2024 "Touring as a musical artist in the United States and making a profit (or breaking even) is that much harder post-pandemic. Artists’ profits are drastically shrinking due to larger financial...
Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Delay Case Moves Forward: Mohamed v. Jaddou
Mohamed v. Jaddou "Plaintiff Rabi Awil Mohamed came to the United States as a refugee in 2015 and has been seeking derivative refugee status via I-730 petitions for his family since arrival. After filing his initial Complaint, United States Customs...
Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
H-1B Final Rule (Advance Copy)
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 02/02/2024 "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations to implement the proposed beneficiary centric selection process for H-1B registrations...
Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Fee Schedule Final Rule
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 21 / Wednesday, January 31, 2024 "This final rule adjusts certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees charged by USCIS. This rule also provides additional fee exemptions for certain humanitarian categories...
Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Policy Alert: Untimely Filed Extensions of Stay and Change of Status Requests
USCIS, Jan. 24, 2024 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address when USCIS may, in its discretion, excuse untimely filed extensions of stay and change of status requests....
Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
CSPA Disharmony: Date For Filing or Final Action Date?
Cyrus D. Mehta, Jan. 22, 2024 "On February 14, 2023, the USCIS recognized that the age of the child gets protected under the Child Status Protection Act when the Date for Filing (DFF) in the Department of State (“DOS” or “State...
Daniel M. Kowalski
4 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
USCIS to Launch Organizational Accounts, Enabling Online Collaboration and Submission of H-1B Registrations
USCIS, Jan. 12, 2024 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced the upcoming launch of a package of customer experience improvements for H-1B cap season. The measures are expected to increase efficiency and ease collaboration for...
Daniel M. Kowalski
4 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Ability to Pay Policy Alert (Jan. 5, 2024)
USCIS, Jan. 5, 2024 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address the analysis of an employer’s ability to pay the proffered wage for certain employment-based immigrant...
Daniel M. Kowalski
4 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Green Card Holder Denied Citizenship for Working in Legal Cannabis
Kaylee Tornay, Politico, Dec. 23, 2023 "As an immigrant, Maria Reimers tried to do everything by the book. She entered the U.S. legally, married an American citizen and secured a green card to work. Together, she and her husband managed to open...
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