U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expanding premium processing for applicants filing Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, and seeking a change of status to F-1, F-2, M-1, M-2, J-1, or J-2 nonimmigrant status. Online filing...
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS Provides Guidance on EADs Based on Compelling Circumstances
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released policy guidance on the eligibility criteria for initial and renewal applications for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) in compelling circumstances. An applicant must meet the following eligibility...
DHS Reinstates, Extends TPS Designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has rescinded the Trump administration's terminations of the temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, and extended TPS for these countries for 18 months. Upcoming Federal...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Clogged Immigration System
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Albany Times-Union in "Asylum-Seekers Face Barriers in Legal Process in New York." Steve noted that “not everyone who applies for asylum will get it. All of immigration law is decided on a...
Passport, Visa Issuances Surge, State Dept. Takes ‘Extraordinary Measures’: House Hearing
At a hearing on June 7, 2023, of the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability, Rena Bitter, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Consular Affairs, said the Bureau and the Department of State have taken "extraordinary measures" to meet current U.S....
Lockbox Filing Location Webpage Expanded to Include Service Center Filing Location Updates
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated the Lockbox Filing Location Updates page on its website to include service center filing location updates. USCIS explained that it sometimes changes or adjusts filing locations among its service centers or...
Certain Individuals Requesting Parole Can Now File Applications for Travel Documents Online
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on June 9, 2023, that certain individuals requesting parole based on urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit can file Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, online. The following...
DHS Updates Guidance on Parole Periods, Work Authorization for Certain Afghan and Ukrainian Parolees
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released updated guidance on parole periods and employment authorization for certain Afghan and Ukrainian parolees: Extension of Parole Period Effective June 9, 2023, through July 31, 2024, DHS will consider, on a...
July Visa Bulletin Shows EB-3 Final Action Date Retrogressions for Multiple Countries
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for July notes that due to high demand, retrogressions have been necessary for the employment-based third preference (EB-3) category for India, Mexico, Philippines, and Rest of World. The Rest of World, Mexico, and Philippines...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Birthright Citizenship, DACA, Migrant Influx
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by CBS News in "Trump Vows to End Birthright Citizenship for Children of Undocumented Immigrants If He Wins in 2024." Steve said, "Any executive action that a president might try to end birthright...
