By Atty. Chris Caday Lozano Good news for immigrant community! U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on August 25, 2020, Tuesday announced it would abandon plans to furlough more than 13,000 employees next week, temporarily averting a scenario that would have crippled the processing of applications for...
By Atty. Chris Caday Lozano In another Trump Administration effort to reduce legal immigration, the USCIS updated its policy manual to make it harder for applicants to obtain work authorization. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has imposed new requirements on its officers for exercising discretion that...
By Atty. Chris Caday Lozano The final action date for spouses and children of permanent resident under the Visa Bulletin for August 2020 is now current. On the other hand, the filing date for immigrant visa in the August 2020, visa bulletin is for petitions filed...
By Atty. Chris Caday Lozano USCIS will increase its filing fees by October 2. 2020. There is a discount of $10 if the forms are filed online. The following are the common forms used with the corresponding new filing fees using paper filing are as follows: I-130...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano When a person applies for a temporary visa to the United States, a person must actually have an intention to remain in the United States on a temporary basis and be limited by the rules of that visa. Similarly, when a...
By Atty. Chris Caday Lozano Sometimes, for lack of guidance from an experienced immigration attorney, applicants for immigration benefits, including those seeking K-1 or K-2 visas, makes a fraudulent action or willful misrepresentation. In these cases, the applicants are required to file Form I-601 or Application...
By Atty. Chris Caday Lozano Why did President Trump withdrew the rule requiring foreign students to leave the U.S. if they are attending online classes only? Answer: Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a rule that would...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano What can DACA recipients expect to happen? Trump is likely to refile on DACA as it was widely expected after the Supreme Court ruled last month that the administration failed to give an adequate justification for terminating the program as required by...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano Approximately 13,400 employees of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services woke to find out they will be furloughed beginning in August, a move that will effectively bring the U.S. immigration system grinding to a halt. In the early hours of Monday...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano The immigration ban issued on April 22, 2020, by President Trump for persons outside the U.S. was extended on June 22, 2020. He also expanded it to include various types of temporary working visas. The visa ban does not affect persons...
By Atty. Chris Caday Lozano Sometimes, for lack of guidance from an experienced immigration attorney, applicants for immigration benefits, including those seeking K-1 or K-2 visas, makes a fraudulent action or willful misrepresentation. In these cases, the applicants are required to file Form I-601 or Application...
By Attorney Crispin Caday Lozano The ICE Director notified us that those already deported by Immigration Judges are their first priority in deporting undocumented immigrants. It is important that if you are deported in absentia you should seek to reopen your case. When may you reopen your...