Categories: Citizenship , Immigration Law , Naturalization , USCIS
On November 14, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated their policy manual in regard to the naturalization process. Under the new guidance, a naturalization applicant’s burden in demonstrating that they have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence solely applies to their initial admission or adjustment to LPR status.
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This weekend, I had the pleasure of attending Harvard Business School’s Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Conference.
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Categories: Attorneys , F1 , F2A , F2B , F3 , F4 , Immigration Law , Law Firm , Lawyers
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) publishes current immigrant visa availability information on its Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin shows when immigrant visas are available for issuance to prospective immigrants based on their individual priority dates. Every month, the DOS publishes two charts per visa preference category on its Visa Bulletin. The charts are based on the Application Final Dates and Dates for Filing Applications.
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced updates on how to calculate the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) age for noncitizen immigrants.
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced an extension to the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) for those renewing their cards. As of September 10, 2024, lawful permanent residents who file Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card, will now receive a 36-month extension.
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We are delighted to announce the successful completion of a $5 million auto dealership sale. Located in Edison, NJ, our firm's commercial real estate department provided comprehensive legal services throughout the transaction.
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Categories: USCIS
Sheetal A. Patel of Pasricha & Patel, LLC, explains the adjustment of status filing charts for the Visa Bulletin
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On August 27, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced updates to its policy manual concerning F/M nonimmigrant student classifications. This new guidance, effective immediately, brings several important changes that impact the eligibility and procedures for Optional Practical Training (OPT) extensions and other aspects of student life.
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We are pleased to announce that our firm's real estate team successfully navigated a complex transaction involving the sale of rooftop telecommunication leases and the grant of a rooftop easement with rights to future income if additional telecommunication leases are granted. This multi-faceted deal underscores our deep understanding of real estate law and the unique challenges and opportunities presented by telecommunications infrastructure.
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On June 18, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration announced plans to simplify obtaining employment-based nonimmigrant visas for U.S. college graduates with job offers, including DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients. This measure is to ensure retention of foreign talent recognizing their potential to contribute to the country’s greater economic competitiveness.
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H-1B visas are one of the most widely used visas for non-immigrant workers in the United States. This is because it allows companies to hire foreign workers for specialized jobs that may be challenging to fill and because of the length of time that they allow foreign workers and their dependent family members to remain in the U.S.
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Categories: Citizenship , USCIS
With the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”)’s publication of its September 2024 visa bulletin, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has decided that it will continue to use the Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications table. Meanwhile, USCIS also decided to continue to follow the Dates for Filing for Family-Sponsored Adjustment of Status Applications table. Please refer to the sections below for specific discussions about the visa availability date movements and trends under both the employment-based immigrant visa petitions, as well as the family-based immigrant visa petitions.
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Categories: USCIS
In 2022, USCIS started allowing employers who were enrolled in E-Verify to remotely examine their employees’ Form I-9 documents. If employers began using the remote examination method, they must do so consistently with all their employees who started working at that worksite.
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Categories: Citizenship , USCIS
In a recent update from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), new clarifications were provided regarding the acquisition of U.S. citizenship by children born abroad. To clarify, acquisition of citizenship is the capacity that individuals born abroad must achieve U.S. citizenship through at least one parent that holds U.S. citizenship.
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In March 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducted an initial round of random selection on electronic registrations that were properly submitted for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap. This also included beneficiaries eligible for the advanced degree exemption. As part of this process, petitioners with selected registrations for FY 2025, were eligible to file H-1B cap petitions during the filing period indicated on their registration selection notice. The initial filing period for those registrations began on April 1, 2024, and concluded on June 30, 2024.
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Categories: Business Immigration , Entrepreneurship , Immigration Law , International Entrepreneur Rule , USCIS
Effective October 1, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will increase the investment and revenue thresholds under the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER). This adjustment mandated every three years aims to account for inflation. However, the application fee remains the same.
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Categories: Citizenship , Citizenship Green Cards , Green Cards
This article was written by Sheetal A. Patel and published in New India Abroad’s weekly e-paper on July 27, 2024. Visit New India Abroad and go to page 15 of the e-paper to see the article.
The Biden Administration earlier this month announced a unique opportunity for undocumented spouses of United States citizens and qualifying noncitizen children to apply for “parole in place".This program will enable up to 550,000 people to receive temporary protections and work authorization in the United States. Most importantly, it will provide a path to apply for lawful permanent resident (LPR) status through their spouses without having to leave the United States, and eventually obtain U.S. citizenship.
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