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National Interest Waivers 2025

Content Provider
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
Product
CLE
Run Time
40 Minutes
Recording Date
01/16/2025
Presenter(s)
Gregory K. Castillo, Pamela E. Fuentes
Learning Method
On-Demand Training
Practice Area
Labor and Employment
Persona
CLE OnDemand

Price $219.00

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Description

Learn about the National Interest Waiver (NIW) process. Recently, the NIW petition has garnered significant attention as a pathway to Lawful Permanent Resident status that does not require completion of the increasingly lengthy PERM process. The program provides a short overview of the NIW category, including the legal requirements, and then delves into the realities of the category as a matter of immigration practice. The faculty lay out the pros and cons of the NIW category in comparison with other I-140 categories, including the EB-1 category, as well as up-to_x0002_date trends being seen with respect to adjudication as well as Requests for Evidence (RFE). Finally, with the upcoming administration change in January, the faculty discuss potential impacts to the NIW petition process, including adjudication.

Literature

State Status Total Credits Type Of Credit Approved Thru
AlabamaApproved0.50General12/31/2025
AlaskaApproved0.50GeneralOn-going
ArizonaApproved0.50GeneralOn-going
ArkansasApproved0.50GeneralOn-going
CaliforniaApproved0.50Professional Conduct01/15/2030
ColoradoPending State Response0.00
ConnecticutApproved0.50GeneralOn-going
FloridaApproved1.00General12/31/2026
HawaiiApproved0.50General01/16/2027
IdahoApproved0.50General01/15/2030
IllinoisApproved0.50General05/14/2027
IndianaPending State Response0.00
IowaApproved0.50General01/15/2026
KansasApproved0.50General05/12/2026
KentuckyPending State Response0.00
LouisianaApproved0.66General05/12/2026
MaineApproved0.75General06/29/2027
MinnesotaPending State Response0.00
MissouriApproved0.80GeneralOn-going
MontanaApproved0.75General01/16/2028
NebraskaApproved0.55General01/15/2027
NevadaApproved0.50General12/31/2028
New HampshireApproved0.70General01/15/2028
New JerseyApproved0.50GeneralOn-going
New MexicoApproved0.70General01/15/2030
New YorkApproved0.50GeneralOn-going
North CarolinaApproved0.50General02/28/2026
North DakotaApproved0.75General01/16/2028
OhioApproved0.50General12/31/2025
OklahomaApproved1.00General05/25/2026
OregonApproved0.50General01/15/2028
Puerto RicoApproved0.67General07/13/2026
Rhode IslandApproved0.50General06/30/2026
TennesseeApproved0.67General05/12/2026
TexasApproved0.50General05/30/2026
UtahPending State Response0.00
VermontApproved0.50GeneralOn-going
VirginiaApproved0.50General10/31/2025
WashingtonApproved0.75General01/15/2030
West VirginiaApproved0.80GeneralOn-going
WisconsinApproved0.50GeneralOn-going
WyomingApproved0.75General05/12/2026

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