Monthly Archives: November 2015

Dealing with Birth Certificates Issues.

November 4 2015 - Birth certificates are required whenever someone is filing for adjustment of status or processing their permanent residence card. However, some people do not actually have a birth certificate. There are specific ways to deal with such situations. Please check this video on birth certificates especially from India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.Read More Breaking News

Federal District Court in California reverses denial of I-485 based on terrorism.

November 2 2015 - This is really a great win for many practitioners who are constantly facing the issues of terrorism on cases. We applaud our colleague for this great victory. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California held that USCIS acted arbitrarily, capriciously, and contrary to the law in denying based on terrorism grounds the adjustment of status application of an applicant who was granted asylum by an IJ. (Islam v. DHS, 9/25/15)Read More Breaking News

Department of State Advanced copy of the Final Rule on Issuing Non Immigrant Visas

November 1 2015 - "The Department of State is updating its regulations regarding nonimmigrant visa format, and records retention procedures. These updates reflect changes in technology, including the current practice of issuing machine-readable visas and the planned future practice of issuing visas electronically. The Department is also removing an obsolete records retention provision and a visa review provision, both of which are now addressed in the Foreign Affairs Manual." As we get more information on the implementation of the new rule, we will post an article on the matter, until then please read…Read More Breaking News
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