Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
ESTA: Pre-travel Approval for Visa Waiver Visitors
The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) allows citizens of participating countries* to travel to the United States for tourism or business without a visa for stays of 90 days or less, provided they meet certain requirements. Travelers must be eligible to use the VWP and must...
What to Do if Your Green Card Hasn’t Arrived
Whether you filed for adjustment of status in the United States or applied for an immigrant visa at a U.S. consulate abroad, you should receive a United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”)-produced green card delivered by the U.S. postal service. The...
The Green Card Quota System Explained
With the exception of the immediate family of U.S. citizens and refugees/asylees, United States green card allocations are subject to two types of quotas and a preference system that prioritizes certain green card categories over others. First, quotas are based on...
Travel while Adjustment of Status is Pending
Nonimmigrants in the United States in most statuses (including B, E, F, J, O, P, R, T, U and TN) who have filed Adjustment of Status ("AOS") applications (I-485) are advised not to travel outside the United States until their Advance Parole applications (I-131) are...
Switching from B Visitor to F-1 Student Status
It is not uncommon for foreign nationals visiting the United States to decide to remain to pursue studies. However, a visitor (B-1 or B-2 visa holder) generally cannot attend school before changing to student status. The recommended process for changing from B to F or...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Detention of U.S. Citizen Family at Border, EB-5 Investment Benefitting Troubled Businesses
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted recently in an article on Time.com about an ACLU lawsuit challenging detention of a US citizen family at the border for more than 10 hours because the father was on a terrorist watch list. Mr. Yale-Loehr...
Miller Mayer Attorneys to Speak at 2017 AILA Fundamentals Conference in Denver
Miller Mayer attorneys Rosanne Mayer and David Wilks will speak at the 2017 AILA Fundamentals of Immigration Law Conference in Denver, Colorado on August 4. Rosanne’s panel will cover strategic nonimmigrant visa options, such as the L-1, O-1, and E visas. Dave, who...
USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on H-1B Master’s Degree Cap Exemption Case
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published a policy memorandum designating Matter of A-T- as an "Adopted Decision," which establishes policy that applies to and binds all USCIS employees. "USCIS personnel are directed to follow the reasoning...
I-94 Arrival/Departure Info Now Available Online for Air and Sea Travelers
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced that foreign visitors arriving to the United States via air or sea no longer must complete the paper Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record or Form I-94W Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure Record. Such...
DHS Delays, Plans To Propose Rescinding International Entrepreneur Rule
As expected, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has delayed the effective date of the International Entrepreneur Rule that was scheduled to take effect July 17, 2017. The Federal Register notice, published on July 11, 2017, states that this delay "will provide...
