The April 2018 Priority Dates
Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular...
14 March, 2018
Author: Michael J. Gurfinkel, Esq.
ICE targeting those with DUI convictions
As part of its “enforcement priorities,” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the recent arrest of over two dozen people...
08 March, 2018
Should Pres. Trump deport his in-laws?
Pres. Trump is fiercely opposed to family “chain migration” and wants to limit family petitions to spouses and minor children...
27 February, 2018
Why did the embassy cancel my interview?
Dear Attorney Gurfinkel: I was petitioned in November 2006 as a single adult child of my immigrant (green card) parent, in...
21 February, 2018
The March 2018 Priority Dates
Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular...
14 February, 2018
Filipina nurses make great “green card” caregivers
Several years ago, Filipina nurses had a fast track to green cards, as their priority was “current”. They could be...
06 February, 2018
BREAKING NEWS: USCIS to schedule asylum interviews for newest filings first
On January 31, 2018, USCIS announced a change in policy for scheduling affirmative asylum interviews. They will follow a “last...
31 January, 2018
Two different lines/processing times for family petitions
Dear Attorney Gurfinkel: I am a green card holder, and petitioned my adult single child in June 2015 in the F-2B...
23 January, 2018
The February 2018 Priority Dates
Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular...
17 January, 2018