By Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco, LLP | Published March 7, 2017 | Posted in Immigration | Comments Off on NEW Immigration Executive Order Signed
[Immigration News] UPDATE: On March 6, 2017, President Trump signed a new Executive Order that replaces the January 27 Executive Order banning travel from seven Middle Eastern countries and suspending the refugee program. The new order contains significant revisions on the original. The new provisions are as follows. The order will take effect on Read More
Read More[Immigration News] Reported raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have created a sense of panic among the documented and undocumented immigrants in various sanctuary cities including New York, San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Indeed, this past week ICE confirmed 40 arrests in the New York City area alone. As many Read More
Read More[Immigration News] January 26, 2017 – President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed toward illegal immigration. The first order will begin construction of a wall along Mexico’s border. The construction of the border wall will start “in months,” Trump stated in his first presidential interview with ABC’s David Muir. The order would direct existing Read More
Read MoreUSCIS, September 22, 2016 — The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently changed the application process for persons applying to become U.S. citizens. The application for naturalization (Form N-400) will now be processed electronically, and there are two important updates when filing this form. The following updates apply to all applicants, except those that Read More
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is proposing a new rule, which would allow certain international entrepreneurs to be considered for parole (temporary permission to be in the United States) so that they may start or scale their businesses here in the United States. Read the advance version of the notice of proposed rulemaking: International Read More
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a final rule on July 29, expanding the existing provisional waiver process to allow family members of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (LPRs) and who are statutorily eligible for immigrant visas to more easily navigate the immigration process. The provisional waiver process promotes family unity by reducing the Read More
Read MoreUSCIS, August 1, 2016 – If you currently have a 17-month STEM OPT extension, you may apply to add 7 months to your STEM OPT period. If you want to apply for this 7-month extension, you must properly file your Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization (with the required fee and signature) on or before August Read More
Read MoreUSCIS, August 1, 2016 – Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has redesignated Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and extended the existing TPS designation for the country from Oct. 1, 2016, through March 31, 2018. This allows eligible nationals of Syria (or persons without nationality who last habitually resided in Syria) to register or Read More
Read MoreUSCIS, June 8,2016 – Beginning June 8, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will allow certain Filipino World War II veteran family members who are beneficiaries of approved family-based immigrant visa petitions an opportunity to seek a discretionary grant of parole, on a case-by-case basis, to come to the United States before their visa becomes Read More
Read MoreUndocumented immigrants can use IDNYC cards to open bank account.More information is provided in the link below. https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/citizenship-now/undocumented-immigrants-idnyc-cards-open-bank-account-article-1.2639453
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