Immediate Relatives: One Person per Petition
Most petitions (family and employment based) allow the petitioner to include the beneficiary’s spouse and minor children, but not with ...
The August 2020 Priority Dates
Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular ...
Fixed fiancée visa is same as fixed marriage
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) recently held that a person caught applying for a K-1 fiancée visa in a ...
Is Pres. Trump opposed to the Declaration of Independence?
Over the 4th of July holiday, Pres. Trump praised the Declaration of Independence as a “beacon of liberty, prosperity, and ...
But my child was a baby when the petition was filed!
Dear Atty. Gurfinkel: My sister petitioned me in 2001 in the F-4 category, (brother/sister of a U.S. citizen) when my ...
Trump extends and expands proclamation “suspending” immigration
On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued another Executive Order (EO) or Proclamation, extending his April 22, 2020 proclamation to ...
Supreme court DACA decision is “reprieve,” not victory
On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its DACA decision, but it did not actually uphold DACA. Instead, ...
The July 2020 Priority Dates
Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular ...
The statue of liberty vs public charge
The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor has always been a symbol of immigration and of welcoming immigrants to ...
