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How To Expedite Your Case At USCIS

For anyone with a pending petition or application, the delays in processing their case at USCIS can be frustrating and ...
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The November 2021 Priority Dates: No change from September

The November priority dates are typically the start of the new “fiscal year” for visas, where a new annual supply ...
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DHS To Cease Worksite Enforcement/Raids

For anyone who is out of status, one of their biggest fears is an immigration raid at their workplace. We ...
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DHS Issues New “Guidelines For The Enforcement Of Civil Immigration Law”

In what has been described as “…a dramatic shift in U.S. immigration enforcement policy that will likely spare most undocumented ...
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The October 2021 Priority Dates: No change from September

The October priority dates are typically the start of the new “fiscal year” for visas, where a new annual supply ...
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International Travelers To U.S. Will Be Required To Show Proof Of COVID-19 Vaccination

On September 20, 2021, the Biden Administration announced that it is rescinding/canceling the Trump era Covid-19 travel bans, and, starting ...
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Covid-19 Vaccinations Required Starting October 1, 2021

Starting on October 1, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC) is requiring all immigrant visa applicants ...
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But My Child Was A Baby When The Petition Was Filed!

Dear Atty. Gurfinkel: My sister petitioned me in 2002 in the F-4 category, (brother/sister of a U.S. citizen) when my ...
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Date Of Marriage On Illegitimate Child’s Birth Certificate Should Not Harm Single Parent’s Petition

Dear Atty. Gurfinkel: I was petitioned as “single” by my immigrant (green card) parent in 2011. The priority date is ...
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