If you have been a victim of a certain crime and you have been helpful and cooperating in the criminal investigation with law enforcement, you may be eligible to apply... read more →
At the end of last year, the Department of Homeland Security published a Federal Register notice establishing an automatic nine-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and work authorization benefits... read more →
COVID-19 has impacted U.S. permanent residents and conditional permanent residents who traveled abroad and found themselves unable to return to the United States in a timely manner. While U.S. permanent... read more →
Under Immigration and Nationality Act section 101(a)(27)(J), non-citizens under the age of twenty-one are potentially eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) classification if they have been abused, abandoned, or... read more →
The new public charge rule went into effect less than a year ago, but in this short time has an unusually active history. It has come and gone, come and... read more →
“I’ll apply once Trump is gone” -- I’ve heard this phrase echoed numerous times in 2020, and particularly since the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. While I understand the underlying... read more →
On September 15, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security issued a Notification of Termination of Arrival Restrictions Applicable to Flights Carrying Persons Who Have Recently Traveled from or Were otherwise... read more →
The New Public Charge Rule (also referred to as the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds Final Rule, 84 FR 52357) has been brought to a halt. On July 29, 2020,... read more →
2020年10月2日，美国移民局（“ DHS”）将不仅增加申请费，还将改变美国公民及移民服务局处理的许多申请的费用结构。更新后的费用表已于2020年8月3日发布在联邦公报上，旨在为USCIS提供足够的财政资源以充分服务于公众。一些最剧烈的变化将影响使用最广泛的形式。 公民申请费用增加 N-400入籍申请将增长81-83％，具体取决于您是在线还是纸质申请。截至2020年10月2日的费用将为$1,160美元（在线申请）和$1,170美元（书面申请）。不论提交方式如何，目前的费用为640美元（加上85美元的生物识别费）。 调整身份申请（绿卡）结构 另一个显着区别是消除了同时提交时免除的某些申请费。目前，在申请调整身份（“绿卡申请”）时，1,225美元的申请费中包括工作许可证和旅行证件的费用。单独调整申请费降低到$1,130。但是工卡和旅游证的申请会要另外收费。以前在$1,225美元下收到的福利，现在将需花费I-485 1,130美元，工作许可证550美元和旅行证件590美元，总计2,270美元。该费用不包括调整身份申请所依据的家属移民申请。 庇护申请费 美国移民局将首次向I-589庇护申请收取申请费。$50美元的费用将针对所有的庇护申请。以前免费的《初次工作许可证》安排也已取消，因为现在工卡的价格为$550美元，甚至在申请庇护后，即使是初次工作许可证也要另加$30美元的指纹别费。 工作签证 许多常用的工作签证费用也增加。 O Visas现在需要$705美元的备案费，从目前的$460美元上调。 NAFTA专业人士的TN签证价格从460美元上调至$695美元。 L-1 Visa的费用将从$460美元的大幅上涨至$805美元。截至10月2日，H-1B费用也将从$460美元提高到$555美元。 以下是一些最常见应用程序的费用变更： 移民表格目前费用10/2/2020后的新费用I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card$455$415I-129H1$460$555I-129H2B, Named Beneficiaries$460$715I-129O$460$705I-130, Petition for Alien Relative$535$550 (online)$560 (paper... read more →
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published two rules greatly limiting asylum seekers’ ability to apply for an employment authorization document (EAD). The first rule will go into effect... read more →