By David J. Wilks and Stephen Yale-Loehr Originally published in Bender's Immigration Bulletin January 15, 2018 After a five-month delay, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced on December 14, 2017, that it would begin accepting applications for...
Topic: Immigration Articles
Summary of Conrad State 30 J-1 Waiver Programs for Foreign Medical Graduates
Almost all foreign medical graduates in J-1 status are subject to a requirement that they return to their home country at the completion of the training program for two years. Satisfaction or waiver of this requirement is necessary before moving from J visa status to...
Straight Talk on Redeployment
This article was originally published by EB5 Investors.com here. By Carolyn S. Lee Scenario: The EB-5 loan has a 5 year maturity and the note is due. The project has been successful and is completed. All the jobs have been created, sufficient for all the EB-5...
Supreme Court Allows Implementation of Immigration Travel Ban 3.0: What This Means*
Supreme Court Allows Implementation of Immigration Travel Ban 3.0: What This Means* What happened at the Supreme Court yesterday? In late September, President Trump issued his third attempt at imposing travel restrictions on people from certain countries. We call...
Sen. Grassley Urges Reconsideration of Trade NAFTA Nonimmigrant Classification
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, sent a letter on October 23, 2017, to Ambassador Robert E. Lighthizer, the U.S. Trade Representative, to express "ongoing concerns regarding the uncapped TN [Trade NAFTA] nonimmigrant...
Diversity Visa Lottery (Fiscal Year 2019)
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program administered by the U.S. Department of State (“USDOS”) is an opportunity for foreign nationals from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States to apply for permanent resident status (“green cards”)...
They Can’t Go Home Again: Undocumented Aliens and Access to U.S. Higher Education
By Ellen Badger, Bob Ericksen and Stephen Yale-Loehr Note: This article is an expanded version of an article written by Ellen Badger and Stephen Yale-Loehr that appeared in the May 15, 2000 edition of Bender’s Immigration Bulletin. It contains material used by the...
What to Expect when Consular Processing for Your Immigrant Visa
What happens first? For applicants who elected to consular process on their immigrant visa petition (Form I-130/I-140/I-526), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will notify the National Visa Center (NVC) to begin consular processing after USCIS...
Documenting Status after CPR Card Expiration (I-829/I-751 Filings)
A conditional permanent resident, whether by marriage or employment, must file a petition to remove the conditions on his/her permanent resident status within the 90-day window preceding the second anniversary of his/her receipt of conditional resident status. A...
NVC Timeline for Consular Processing Post I-526, I-140 or I-130 Approval
NVC File Receipt Approximately 60 days after I-526/I-140/I-130 approval, NVC sends a notice stating that they have received the approved petition from USCIS. This ‘NVC File Receipt’ notice contains the USDOS case number (e.g. GZO followed by ten digits), as well as...
