Blog Posts

Immigration-Related Executive Orders: Week of Jan 23

The media and social media has been abuzz this past week about the recent Executive...

Conditional Residence: How to Remove the Conditions of a Marriage-Based Green Card

What is Conditional Residence? When a US citizen spouse or permanent resident petitions for a...

Trump’s Election: What Does This Mean for US Immigration?

For months now I have been fielding questions about how US immigration policies may be...

Breaking News: USCIS Fees Are Increasing – File Now or Forever Pay Higher Fees!

In May 2016, USCIS issued a new proposed rule that would increase USCIS filing fees...

Why Does the Online USCIS Case Status Say That?

We frequently receive emails from clients who have checked the USCIS online case status of...

Social Media & Immigration: Harmful or Helpful?

In the aftermath of the San Bernardino shooting a few months ago, amid questions surrounding...

File Now to Save! USCIS Publishes Proposed Filing Fee Increases!

On May 4, 2016, USCIS published a proposal to increase filing fees across the board...

How To Get A Social Security Number and Driver’s License

 Updated 7/7/2021 The social security number and driver’s license are critical documents that will make...

Visa Bulletin Predictions for the New Year – 2016!

Charlie Oppenheim, the man behind the Visa Bulletin, met with AILA recently to discuss his...

October 2015 Visa Bulletin Madness (and Gladness): Priority Dates, Final Action Dates, Filing Dates, EADs and More – Oh My!

The October 2015 visa bulletin was recently published. While the new visa bulletin is much...

Visa Bulletin Predictions – May 2015

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has started having regular meeting with Charlie Oppenheim, the...

President Obama’s Executive Action Announcement – 11/20/2014

As you likely know, this evening President Obama announced his plan for Executive Action for immigration...