US Immigration Blog by former INS Trial Attorney Carl Shusterman. How to get a temporary working visa, a green card and U.S. citizenship.
The chart below details the new USCIS filing fees which went into effect on April 1, 2024 for the some of the most commonly filed petitions and applications. In addition, applicants must use the new April 1, 2024 editions of certain forms, including forms I-129, I-129 CW, I-140, I-600, and I-600A. The April 1, 2024 […]
On April 29, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Niz-Chavez v. Garland that could save thousands of immigrants from deportation. Justice Gorsuch wrote the 6 to 3 majority decision. The Court held that the charging document for a removal proceeding, the Notice to Appear (NTA), is invalid if it does not […]
The coronavirus pandemic is rapidly spreading around the world. As immigration lawyers, we have created this page in order to educate employers and immigrants regarding how the pandemic may affect their immigration cases and to make sure that immigrants, whether or not they are documented, are not afraid to seek medical care. In-person services at […]
On February 4, 2024, the U.S. Senate unveiled an immigration border bill which contains the following provisions which would improve our broken legal immigration system: Increase the Number of Green Cards Issued – The border bill would authorize the issuance of an additional 250,000 green cards over the next 5 years – 160,000 additional green […]
On September 28, 2023, Senator Dianne Feinstein passed away. Senator Feinstein has had a number of great achievements during her career. However, few people know about her immigration private bills which have rescued many deserving immigrants from deportation and allowed them to continue on their path to gain lawful permanent residence in the United States. […]
So far, Congress has not passed any of the spending bills needed to keep the government open beyond September 30, 2023. Unless these appropriations bills are passed, or Congress agrees on a temporary continuing resolution, funding for agencies will lapse on October 1, 2023, as the result of a government shutdown. If the government agencies […]
The scenario for employment-based green cards starting on October 1, 2023 looks good in the short term, but is terrible for the United States in the long run. Our country will fall behind in the race for global talent unless our government reforms our outdated legal immigration system. According to the U.S. State Department’s October […]
In this video, Carl Shusterman, a former INS Attorney (1976-82) who has assisted many employers in complying with I-9 audits over the past 25 years, provides advice to employers seeking to comply with both I-9 and complex immigration anti-discrimination and document abuse laws. Employers are required to complete an I-9 form for every person they hire […]
E-Verify (EV) is a web-based system through which employers electronically confirm the employment eligibility of their employees. In the process, employers create cases based on information taken from an employee’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The system then electronically compares that information to records available to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the […]
How to prepare for your green card marriage interview. If you entered the United States with a visa (or ESTA) and got married after 90 days to a U.S. citizen, you are probably eligible to submit an application to adjust your status to lawful permanent resident without having to leave the U.S. Approximately one year […]
