USCIS Premium Processing: What It Is, How It Works, and Who Should Use It For employers and employees navigating the U.S. immigration system, time is often the most critical resource. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) Premium Processing Service allows petitioners to significantly accelerate the adjudication of certain
Whether to get married in the United States or Vietnam is one of the most consequential decisions a Vietnamese-American couple will make, because where you marry determines which U.S. immigration visa path is available to you, how long you will be separated, and what rights your spouse has upon arrival
Following arrival in the United States, visitors (i.e. nonimmigrant visa holders, those from visa-free countries) are issued a Form I-94 which determines allocated length of stay. The Form I-94 used to be a paper form attached to the visitor’s passport. Now it is saved electronically on the Customs and Border
Age determination for children of EB-5 investors is one of the most technically complex and time-sensitive issues in the EB-5 immigration process. Section 203(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended by the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA), clarifies how the age of an investor’s
Enterline and Partners (“EAP”) excited to announce that Ethan Phuc Le has joined the firm as Business Development Manager. Enterline and Partners is an American-owned immigration and investment consulting firm with offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Manila, Philippines. Founded and managed by licensed U.S. immigration attorneys, the firm was established to
The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) published a Notice of Proposed Rule-Making (“NPRM”) to adjust fees for various immigration benefits provided by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”). Included in the NPRM are proposed fees for many forms used under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program (“EB-5 Program.”). Fees
On January 4, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) published Form I-956K, Registration for Direct and Third-Party Promoters which is now required to be completed and filed by any person or company that is acting as a direct or third-party promoter or migration agent (a “Promoter”) of: A
The U.S. Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) has announced that it will implement a requirement for a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of recovery for air passengers boarding flights to the United States originating from the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and
The United States Department of State (“DOS”) has extended DOS consular officers’ authority to waive in-person interviews for certain nonimmigrant visa categories through December 31, 2023. The announcement made on December 23, 2022 replaces the previous policy extending nonimmigrant visa waivers through December 31, 2022 and allows DOS consular officers
Quick Summary: I-485, EAD and Nonimmigrant Status Question Answer What is adjustment of status (I-485)? The process of changing from nonimmigrant to lawful permanent resident status while remaining inside the United States Who can file Form I-485? People lawfully present in the U.S. on a nonimmigrant visa who are the
Effective December 12, 2022, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) updated the USCIS Policy Manual to allow it to automatically extend the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (commonly called “Green Cards”) for lawful permanent residents who have applied for naturalization to become U.S. citizens. This update is expected to
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