by admin | Aug 5, 2013 | News
As predicted, the family second preference F2A category (all chargeability) has become current in August, which means that spouses and children of permanent residents can file their adjustment of status I-485 and related work and travel applications now. While it is...
by admin | Aug 5, 2013 | News
On June 27, the Senate took a momentous step forward with a vote of 68-32 in favor of final passage of S. 744, the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.” The bill represents the most sweeping overhaul of the nation’s immigration...
by admin | Aug 5, 2013 | News
As previously announced, on June 26 the Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional, permitting bi-national, same-sex married couples to petition for the same immigration benefits offered to heterosexual couples. These...
by admin | Aug 5, 2013 | News
A nonimmigrant who has previously presented a visa for admission to the United States may sometimes be readmitted in the same nonimmigrant classification as shown on an expired visa or in a different nonimmigrant classification than shown on an expired or valid visa...
by admin | Aug 5, 2013 | News
In mid-July, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that she would be leaving DHS to become president of the University of California, and expected to leave her post in September. A former governor of Arizona, Napolitano is only the...
