A new CATO Institute report says that immigration wait times have doubled since 1991 for applicants immigrating through both employment-based and family-sponsored "quota" categories, from an average of 2 years and 10 months to 5 years and 8 months. In 2018, more than...
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS Aims to Decrease Processing Times Based on Location for Applications for Naturalization and to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it will implement a "national strategy" to decrease differences in processing times based on location for the N-400 Application for Naturalization and I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust...
Miller Mayer’s David Wilks Received 2019 Joseph Minsky Young Lawyer Award
Miller Mayer’s David Wilks was presented with the Joseph Minsky Young Award at American Immigration Lawyers Association's Annual Conference year in Orlando, Florida. Established in 1993, Joseph Minsky Young Lawyer Award is given for outstanding contributions made as a...
Miller Mayer’s Immigration Expertise for the Winery Industry
New York State’s Finger Lakes region is home to a rapidly burgeoning world-renowned winemaking industry, and Miller Mayer attorneys have successfully secured temporary work visas and green cards for some of the area’s oldest and most established winemakers and...
Miller Mayer’s attorneys Kristal Ozmun, David Wilks and Stephen Yale-Loehr articles published in Immigration Options for Investors and Entrepreneurs, 4th Ed.
Immigration Options for Investors and Entrepreneurs provides comprehensive treatment of the complex EB-5 practice with everything needed to successfully represent clients in this highly specialized area of law. The following articles write by Miller Mayer attorneys...
USCIS Officers Required to Remind Sponsors of Affidavits of Support of Their Financial Obligations to Support Intending Immigrants
On June 14, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the implementation of the "Presidential Memorandum on Enforcing the Legal Responsibilities of Sponsors of Aliens," issued May 23, 2019. USCIS officers will now be required to remind...
SSA Responds to California Lawmakers’ Questions on ‘No-Match’ Letters
The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently responded to a letter sent on April 11, 2019, from Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Cal.), along with several California legislators, questioning the decision to reinstate the practice of sending "no match" letters to...
New Zealand Nationals Eligible for E-1 (Treaty Trader) and E-2 (Treaty Investor) Visas
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that effective June 10, 2019, certain New Zealand nationals can request a change of status to E-1 treaty trader or E-2 treaty investor. This means that New Zealand nationals now have enhanced access to pursue...
Visa Bulletin for July Notes Slowdowns or Retrogressions (Visa Unavailability) in Several Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Categories Before End of Fiscal Year
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for July 2019 includes the following notes: It has been necessary to retrogress the Mexico E4 and SR final action dates for July to keep visa issuances within the annual numerical limits. With the start of the new fiscal year in...
Ken Cuccinelli Named Acting Director of USCIS
Ken Cuccinelli has been appointed acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), effective June 10, 2019. He succeeds Francis Cissna, who left the agency as of June 1, 2019. Mr. Cuccinelli will lead an agency of 19,000 employees and contractors....
