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Answer: Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a rule that would...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...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano On May 5, 2020, a bipartisan group of Senators introduced a bill to recapture 40,000 lost green cards, and give them to much needed doctors and nurses. The Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (S.3599) would speed the ability of foreign-born healthcare workers to...
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano The USCIS provided additional guidance on the definition of "extreme hardship." To be granted a provisional waiver, applicants must demonstrate that their absence from the United States would cause "extreme hardship" to a spouse or parent who is a U.S....
By Atty. Crispin Caday Lozano In some cases containing weak documentary relationship evidence, the adjudicator may refer the case for an investigation. This additional scrutiny may include deep public record searches, an early morning visit at their home, and interviews with neighbors, family and co...