CBP updated its website with a notice informing stakeholders that beginning in May 2019, I-94 numbers will no longer be solely numeric. In replacement of the current 11-digit numerical format, CBP announced that in May 2019, I-94 numbers will be…
On April 16, Attorney General William Barr issued a decision in Matter of M-S ruling that asylum seekers who entered between ports of entry and establish a credible fear of persecution are no longer eligible for release on bond before…
The Department of State posted the visa bulletin for May today. See https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2019/visa-bulletin-for-may-2019.html for the visa bulletin for May 2019. USCIS advised that it will accept adjustment of status petitions for employment-based adjustment of status petitions for May based upon…
District Court Judge William F. Kuntz II issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the Trump administration from terminating TPS for Haiti, pending a final decision on the merits of the case. The preliminary injunction is effective immediately and will remain in…
USCIS announced today that current beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under South Sudan’s designation who want to maintain their status through the 18-month extension period ending on Nov. 2, 2020, must re-register between April 5, 2019 and June 4,…
Presidential memo issued 3/28/19 extending the wind-down period for Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians for 12 months, through 3/30/20. The memo also includes the continued authorization for employment through 3/30/20 for qualifying beneficiaries. See https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/memorandum-extension-deferred-enforced-departure-liberians/ for more information.
The Department of State posted the visa bulletin for April today. See https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2019/visa-bulletin-for-april-2019.html for the visa bulletin for April 2019. USCIS advised that it will accept adjustment of status petitions for employment-based adjustment of status petitions for April based upon…
The U.S. Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia has been designated as the primary site to process immigrant visas for Libyan nationals residing in Libya. Due to visa restrictions placed on Libyan nationals by the Government of Morocco, The U.S. Embassy in…
In the March 2019 Visa Bulletin, Charlie provides his predictions for monthly forward movement for various categories. FB-3 Mexico moves ahead 3 weeks. FB-3 and FB-4 Philippines advances more than 3 months. EB-1 World is predicted anticipated to move forward…
The U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia has been designated as the primary site to process immigrant visas for residents of Venezuela. April 2019 marks the first month the National Visa Center will began scheduling Venezuelan immigrant visa interviews at U.S.…