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No green cards
September 25, 2017
Supreme Court allows latest travel ban

On December 4th, 2017, the latest travel ban issued by the U.S. President on September 25th, 2017 has been allowed...

Travel Ban Countries
September 8, 2017
Details of the first U.S. travel ban

All you need to know about the U.S. travel ban on citizens of 6 countries. Last updated on September 14th,...

DACA and Supreme Court
September 5, 2017
DACA: No early 2019 move by the Supreme Court

Which DACA renewal applications are accepted since January 13th, 2018 and why. Updates on what's next for DACA after the...

I-485 Form
August 22, 2017
Time to use the new I-485

After August 25th, 2017, requests to adjust status (form I-485) will be rejected by USCIS unless the latest version of...

Evidence
August 15, 2017
Which immigration reform did the U.S. President endorse in August 2017?

In August 2017, the President of the United States endorsed a 'merit-based' immigration system which would change significantly the existing...

advancement of the filing date per family preference for most countries
June 28, 2017
Expert’s corner: why ‘filing dates’ of the visa bulletin are not helpful

'Filing dates' are not helpful because 1) they do not indicate that the applicant can file; 2) they are designed...

US Embassy
June 28, 2017
After the I-130 – Consular processing

For applicants going through consular processing, the National Visa Center (NVC) takes over from USCIS.