When you sponsor your husband or wife for a U.S. immigrant visa, the government wants to see that there will be adequate financial support once your spouse becomes a lawful permanent resident (“Green Card Holder.”). For most marriage-based cases, this requires completing a Form I-864, Affidavit of Support (“Form I-864”)
For EB-5 investors, capital redeployment is an important consideration when investment funds are repaid by the original job-creating entity to the New Commercial Enterprise (“NCE”). The Reform and Integrity Act (“RIA”) establishes specific parameters governing when a NCE must redeploy investment funds while continuing to maintain the EB-5 investors’ capital
When you are a parent with plans to immigrate to the United States, one of the most important questions may be whether your child can come with you. The answer depends on many factors such as the visa category, your child’s age, his/her marital status, and your relationship to the
Applying for a U.S. visa based on marriage, commonly known as a Spousal visa, requires more than showing that you are legally married. The U.S. government must also be satisfied that you entered into the marriage in good faith and not primarily to obtain an immigration benefit. For couples living
Having an immigrant petition approved by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) is an important milestone, but for many applicants living outside the United States, it is not the end of the immigration process. Following USCIS approval, the case moves to the National Visa Center (“NVC”) which is
The United States Department of State (“DOS”) in coordination with the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Department of State Liaison Committee (“AILA DOS Liaison”) recently published an advisory on changing venues for immigrant and K-1 visa processing for LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bi Transgender) applicants. Since the United States Supreme Court issued
Quick Summary: USCIS Paper Filing Recommendations Question Answer Where do these recommendations come from? Official USCIS guidance on paper filings to avoid scanning delays Why does USCIS have these rules? USCIS is digitizing records and scans all paper submissions into its electronic database Can I staple or hole-punch documents? No,
The EB-5 immigrant investor regulations allow an investor to make a partial investment at the time of filing the Form I-526 and Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by an Investor and to make the remaining investment at a later date. This is confirmed by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) is extending certain COVID-19-related flexibilities through January 24, 2023. The flexibilities, which have been extended multiple times, the latest in March 2022 and again in October 2022 are to assist applicants, petitioners, and requestors have more time to reply to various USCIS requests.
Effective October 2022, the U.S. Embassy in Manila will be expanding all routine nonimmigrant visa interviews across all nonimmigrant visa categories in order to reduce interview wait times and accommodate the increasing number of applicants. Nonimmigrant visa applicants who have paid an MRV application fee but have been unable to
On October 6th and 7th, 2022, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) approved two more Form I-829, Petitions by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status (“I-829 Petition”) because of filings in Federal Court seeking Writs of Mandamus. The approvals came less than 2 months after filing
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