Immigration Articles

The requirements for application to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy explicitly state that all applicants will have to submit to a background check where their criminal records will be examined. The point of this background check is to make sure that criminals are not allowed to defer their removal proceedings since criminals […]

Among the seven eligibility requirements of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy there are criminal disqualifications. This eligibility requirement reads as such: “Have not been convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor, three or more other misdemeanors, and do not otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety.” We have received many questions

United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has issued additional guidance for employers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) in their applications for temporary permission to employ nonimmigrant workers who can’t otherwise work under other nonimmigrant categories Following the agency’s May 20 announcement that it had received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the cap

With a new information-sharing partnership between U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA,) some foreign nationals using the updated Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, can now streamline their Employment Authorization Document (EAD) and Social Security number (SSN) applications. The new streamlined process applies to foreign nationals in certain categories or

What is an I-94 or I-94W? Foreign nationals visiting the United States must complete an I-94 if they hold a valid visa, or an I-94W if they are traveling without a visa under the Visa Waiver Program. The I-94 card is provided by the transportation carrier (for example the airline you traveled with) and it must be

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) now assists low-income naturalization applicants with a reduced application fee of $320 plus an $85 biometric services fee. The discounted rate applies to qualified applicants with a demonstrated need for the cost reduction. USCIS offers the fee reduction to immigrants with a documented annual household income that’s greater than 150 percent–

When inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk was growing up in Pretoria, South Africa, his heart was already in the United States. A fan of American movies, comics and superheroes, it was clear to the young Musk that the U.S. is where the rubber meets the road in terms of making a global impact. To that end, the now 43-year-old Musk resides in California where he works

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) releases a monthly Visa Bulletin that has information on the current availability of immigrant visas. It contains the applicant’s country of birth, the type of visa being applied for, and the applicant’s priority date. This bulletin specifies the visa available dates for upcoming immigrants based on their priority dates.