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 following green card marriage questions are commonly asked by USCIS examiners to determine whether your marriage is real, or if you just got married in order to get a green card. Although the vast majority of marriages between U.S. citizens and immigrants are bona fide, some are not. It is the job of the […]
The American Immigration Council (AIC) is a non-profit organization that seeks to create public awareness regarding the established and developing U.S. immigration laws and policies. Through various programs and activities, such as the Legal Action Center and the Immigration Policy Center, AIC has been able to advance the cause of justice for immigrants, as well […]
The USCIS has established an office in Los Angeles to focus on denaturalization. It will refer potential cases to the US Department of Justice. The USCIS cannot assure compliance with the law because old paper-based records containing fingerprint information from the FBI and DHS can’t be searched electronically. All such records need to be digitized. […]
S386 Would End EB Per-Country Caps & Greatly Increase Worldwide EB Waiting Times On September 18, 2019, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) proposed a substitute amendment to S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019, which amended the version passed by the House on July 10, 2019 (H.R. 1044). The bill would end EB per-country […]
Imagine falling in love with a U.S. citizen, getting married, living together, being approved by USCIS for a 2-year green card, then for a 10-year green card and following all the rules, only to be placed under deportation proceedings. This happened to a man in Chicago in 2013. A man who came to the U.S. […]
If you have been waiting too long for USCIS to approve your case, you should consider filing a Petition for a Writ of Mandamus in Federal Court. What’s the most common complaint of people who have applied for immigration benefits? And for those who have been interviewed by the USCIS? Take a wild guess! Because […]
On July 12, 2023, ICE expanded the number of fields where F-1 students will be eligible for STEM-OPT. On March 6, 2023, USCIS announced Premium Processing and New Online-Filing Procedures for Certain F-1 Students Seeking OPT or STEM OPT Extensions. On January 21, 2022, President Biden expanded the STEM OPT program to include persons with […]
यूएस इमिग्रेशन कानून के अनुसार, यदि कोई व्यक्ति काम के लिए उपयुक्त अमेरिकी कर्मचारी नहीं ढूंढ़ पा रहा है, तो उसके नियोक्ता के माध्यम से विदेशी कार्ड प्राप्त कर सकता है। हमने अमेरिका भर में सैकड़ों कोशिश की है, जो अपने कर्मचारियों के लिए अस्थायी कार्य वीज़ा और विदेशी कार्ड के लिए संरक्षण करने में […]
El abogado de inmigración Carl Shusterman ha ejercido la ley de inmigración por más de 40 años. Antes de entrar en la práctica privada, sirvió como Abogado de Juicio para el Servicio de Inmigración y Naturalización de los Estados Unidos (INS). Carl ha sido nombrado uno de los 15 mejores abogados de inmigración corporativa en […]
On January 4, 2023, USCIS proposed a rule which would dramatically increase immigration filing fees, particularly for employment-based petitioners. The rule is over 200 pages long. The agency will accept public comments on the proposed rule through March 6, 2023. USCIS is a largely fee-based agency, not funded by the government. The backlog of pending […]
