Carl Shusterman Immigration Lawyer Blog

New Relaxed Rules for NIWs
National Interest Waivers

It is now become earlier to obtain green cards through NIWs – National Interest Waivers! The USCIS gave talented immigrants, including those with OPT, STEM OPT, H-1B and O-1 status, a wonderful end of the year gift in 2016! The Administration Appeals Office (AAO) of the USCIS made it far easier for exceptional and highly-educated […]

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Shustermans Immigration Update
January 2017

Volume Twenty Two, Number One SHUSTERMAN’S SHUSTERMANS IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding US immigration laws and procedures with over 40,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 40 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the Law […]

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Automatic EAD Extensions under the January 17th Regulations

Under a new USCIS regulation, automatic EAD extensions are available to persons in 15 different categories. In the December 2016 issue of our newsletter, we summarized the new 366-page DHS regulation regarding employment-based immigration which will become effective on January 17, 2017. In this article, we focus on the portion of the regulation which allows […]

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Senators Introduce Bridge Act to Protect Dreamers

On December 9, 2016, a bipartisan group of Senators introduced the Bridge Act which would protect 740,000 DACA recipients from deportation and allow them to continue working and studying in the United States for the next 3 years. Like DACA, the bill does not provide a path to green cards for Dreamers.  Instead, the bill […]

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Shustermans Immigration Update December 2016

Volume Twenty One, Number Nine SHUSTERMAN’S IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding U.S. immigration laws and procedures with over 40,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 40 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the Law Offices […]

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Shustermans Immigration Update October 2016

Volume Twenty One, Number Eight SHUSTERMAN’S IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding U.S. immigration laws and procedures with over 40,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 40 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the Law Offices […]

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Visa Bulletin : Update and Predictions

The government’s new fiscal year will begin on October 1st, and as usual, there will be some significant advances in priority dates for green cards, particularly in the employment-based categories. Employment-Based Categories The EB-1 category for persons born in India and China will again be current (no backlogs). The worldwide EB-2 category will again be […]

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Shusterman’s Immigration Update September 2016

Volume Twenty One, Number Seven SHUSTERMAN’S IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding U.S. immigration laws and procedures with over 40,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 40 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the Law Offices […]

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Shusterman’s Immigration Update August 2016

Volume Twenty One, Number Six SHUSTERMAN’S IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding U.S. immigration laws and procedures with over 40,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 40 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the Law Offices […]

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Shusterman’s Immigration Update July 2016

Volume Twenty One, Number Five SHUSTERMAN’S IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding U.S. immigration laws and procedures with over 40,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 40 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the Law Offices […]

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