USCIS Naturalization Application Fee to Increase in 2020
UPDATE #2: On September 29, 2020, a federal district court temporarily issued a motion for preliminary injunction that would prevent USCIS from implementing the naturalization fee increase on October 2, 2020. This means that, for now, the application for naturalization will remain at $725 instead of increasing to $1,170. UPDATE #1: On July 31, 2020, […]
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USCIS Premium Processing to Change to 15 Business Days Starting October 2, 2020
USCIS Premium Processing Changing From 15 Calendar Days to 15 Business Days Beginning October 2, 2020, USCIS will change the number of days it will have to adjudicate applications for premium processing. Right now, Premium Processing requests must be adjudicated within 15 calendar days of receipt. Starting October 2, 2020, USCIS will have 15 business […]
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Re-entry permits and returning resident visas during COVID-19
Abandoning U.S. Residency As a result of COVID-19, many green card holders are choosing to temporarily move out of the United States until a vaccine is produced. Green cards allow you to live and work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. It is a “use it or lose it” status – meaning that if […]
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Trump’s COVID-19 Immigration Ban
Summary On April 22, 2020, Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak.” Under the Executive order, U.S. consulates around the world will be suspended from issuing and approving new immigrant visas (green cards) for sixty […]
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Extending or Changing Your Status Because of CoronaVirus
Our office has been getting a lot of calls from people who are currently in the U.S. on a non-immigrant visa and whose statuses are about to expire. With so much uncertainty about traveling during the COVID-19 (CoronaVirus) pandemic, they want to know what options they have to stay in the U.S. This […]
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Will COVID-19 affect your visa or green card immigration status?
With COVID-19 paralyzing world airports, and with Trump implementing a travel ban on flights from Europe, many people are asking how this will affect their immigration status. European Coronavirus travel ban On March 11, 2020, Trump announced that all travel to the U.S. from Europe’s Schengen Area will be suspended for 30 days starting on March […]
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