*Do NOT Panic* If you received a notice from USCIS informing you that your Form I-485 Application to Adjust Status is “deficient” because a completed and signed Form I-693 was not submitted. The notice does not mean that there will be a delay in reviewing your I-485 application or issuing you a work permit until...Read More

*Public Charge Inadmissibility Rule* Beginning February 24, 2020, certain individuals who apply to adjust their status in the United States will be subject to the public charge ground of inadmissibility. If you are processing your immigrant visa at the U.S. Embassy or Consular Office with interviews on or after February 24, 2020, you may be...Read More

*Green Cards Delayed* If your application for a green card or work permit was recently approved, but you have yet to receive your card, the delay can be attributable to the Trump administration. According to a July 9, 2020 article in the Washington Post, some 50,000 green cards and 75,000 other employment authorization documents (“work...Read More

*Naturalization Requirements* You are eligible to apply for naturalization to become a citizen of the United States if you have been a green card holder for at least five years, or three years if you are applying based on your marriage to your U.S. citizen spouse. If you are filing based on your marriage, your...Read More

*How to Replace a Lost Green Card* If you lost your green card or your card has expired, you can file an application with USCIS to obtain a replacement card. While no longer having your green card or having a card that is expired does not mean that you have lost your permanent residency status,...Read More

*Options to Obtain a Green Card* If you entered the United States without inspection and have a qualifying family member or employer who is willing to sponsor you for a green card, the following options may be available to you to obtain your green card: 245(i) Adjustment – If you, your parents (when you were...Read More

*Trump Administration Halts Non-immigrant Entry* In response to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump signed a “nonimmigrant” proclamation suspending the entry of foreign nationals in the H-1B, L-1, H-2B, J-1 nonimmigrant visa categories, with some exceptions. The nonimmigrant ban also applies to dependents (spouses and children) of H-1B, L-1, H-2B, J-1 nonimmigrants....Read More

*Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Lives On* On June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Trump Administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The DACA program was introduced by the Obama Administration in 2012 to protect undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children from deportation as...Read More