USCIS Issuing Five-Year Advance Parole to Applicants Who May Be Eligible for Five-Year EADs

October 24, 2023

American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”) members, of whom Enterline and Partners Consulting lawyers are also members, have reported that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has begun issuing five-year Advance Parole documents to applicants valid for five years. This is apparently for individuals who are now eligible for

USCIS Extends Certain EAD Validity to Five Years

October 23, 2023

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) is updating its Policy Manual regarding maximum validity for Employment Authorization Documents (“EAD”) issued to certain non-U.S. citizens. Non-U.S. citizens (i.e. those in the United States without Green Cards) must have employment authorization in order to work legally inside the United States.

Why Is My Case With USCIS Taking So Long?

October 13, 2023

Enterline and Partners Consulting lawyers are members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”). It often provides helpful tips, updates and information to its lawyer members and for the public. AILA provides the following flyer to help clients with long-pending USCIS cases understand the broader context of current processing delays.

What Is The U.S. Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery, Is It Real And Who Can Qualify?

October 6, 2023

The U.S. Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery is real! Also known as the Green Card Lottery, the DV Lottery is a program administered by the U.S. Department of State that provides an opportunity for people from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States to obtain a U.S. permanent

What Does A 214(b) Refusal Mean in U.S. Immigration Law?

October 3, 2023

A 214(b) refusal in U.S. immigration law refers to a specific section of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) that is often cited when a U.S. consular officer denies a nonimmigrant visa application. This section applies primarily to individuals applying for visitor visas (B-1 for business visitors and B-2 for

How do I know if a lawyer is really a lawyer and what is AILA?

May 24, 2019

U.S. attorneys are members of at least one U.S. bar association. Most bar associations have public listings of their member lawyers in good standing and these members can be publicly searched. For David Enterline, you can go to this website and search for his last name “Enterline” – https://ams.okbar.org/eweb/startpage.aspx?site=FALWEB For

Must a Grenadian citizen that is applying for an E-2 Treaty Trader visa have a residence in Grenada?

May 22, 2019

There is no law or regulation that requires an E-2 Treaty Trader visa applicant to have “residence” in the country of citizenship. We have represented many E-2 investors who do not live or maintain a residence or a resident address in the qualifying treaty country. At the time of this

Latest EB-5 Wait Times and Visa Bulletin Projections

May 17, 2019

Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Control and Reporting Division provided important updates at the Invest in the USA (IIUSA) 2019 EB-5 Advocacy Conference. The annual event was held in Washington, D.C. on May 6, 2019. As noted by Oppenheim, EB-5 visas remain in very

Announcement: Participants of Large Scale U.S. Marriage Fraud Scheme Indicted

May 15, 2019

A U.S. federal grand jury in Houston, Texas issued a 206 count indictment involving a massive marriage fraud scheme on April 30, 2019. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a total of 96 individuals were involved in a suspected criminal enterprise designed to create sham marriages between individuals

Announcement: U.S. State Department Enacts New Rules on Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Requests

May 10, 2019

As of May 6, 2019, the U.S. Department of State’s (DOS) new rules went into effect concerning consular officers recommending a waiver if a nonimmigrant visa applicant is ineligible under Section 212(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Under the new rule, consular officers will be required to refer

Extending Your American Visa. Is it Possible?

May 8, 2019

American visa validity depends on a person’s nationality. For example, Vietnamese citizens are given a maximum of a one-year multiple-entry visa. Other neighboring countries such as the Philippines and Thailand are eligible for a maximum of 10 years multiple-entry visas while Cambodian citizens receive up to three-months double entry validity.

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