U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services

USCIS Begins Accepting Applications under President Biden’s Keeping Families Together Program

On August 19, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin…

3 months ago

PRESIDENT BIDEN ISSUES 100 DAY MORATORIUM ON DEPORTATIONS

On the first day of his Presidency, the Biden Administration announced a temporary, 100-day pause on deportations/removals of foreign nationals…

4 years ago

Increasing uncertainty and unpredictability in H-1B adjudications

Last week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received 201,011 H-1B petitions subject to the annual cap for Fiscal…

6 years ago

What is happening with DACA? Where we are, and we where we could be heading…

It has been almost one year since U.S. Attorney General, Jeff Sessions announced that the government was terminating Deferred Action…

6 years ago

USCIS Announces Completion of Receipt for H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions for FY 2019

On May 15, 2018, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had completed its electronic data entry…

7 years ago

Unofficial reports that President Trump will end DACA program in 6 months

On Sunday, September 03, 2017, Politico.com reported that the White House has “unofficially confirmed” that the Trump Administration will end…

7 years ago

USCIS announces in-person interview requirements for employment-based lawful permanent residence applications, refugee/asylee relative petitions

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has announced that starting on October 1, 2017, it will begin “phasing-in” mandatory…

7 years ago

USCIS issues new form I-485 with question related to controlled substance use

On June 26, 2017, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) issued a new edition of Form I-485, Application to…

7 years ago

H-1B Cap Lottery Selection is Complete for FY 2018 Petitions

On May 3, 2017, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that it has completed the lottery for…

8 years ago

New version of Federal Form I-9 is now mandatory

As of January 21, 2017, all U.S. employers are required to complete the new, updated Federal I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification…

8 years ago

USCIS’ Application Fee Increases Will Take Effect December 23, 2016

On October 24, 2016, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced fee increases for most immigration applications and petitions.…

8 years ago

Kolko & Associates, P.C. helps to pave the way for Q-1 Teachers at Language Immersion Schools

On October 24, 2016, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum announcing that it designated Matter…

8 years ago