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According to a notice in the Federal Register of the termination of Nicaragua’s designation for Temporary Protected Status (TPS),  TPS for Nicaragua will expire on January 5, 2018, and there will be a 12-month transition period before it terminates on January 5, 2019. SUMMARY: The designation of Nicaragua for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is set to […]

On December 14th, 2017 The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will take steps to implement the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER) in compliance with a December 1 ruling from the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The IER is an important opportunity for foreign nationals as well as for the […]

Notations on nonimmigrant visas (NIV) regarding the purpose and duration of stay are encouraged when the visas are limited and when the use of such notations would be helpful to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspectors or other consular officers when processing future visa applications.  Positive notations such as VISIT UNCLE SAN FRANCISCO, THREE […]

Chain migration Chain-based immigration also known as “family-based immigration” allows an individual to obtain a permanent residency (Green Card) based on his/her family relationship.  Spouses and minor children of a lawful US citizen or a legal permanent resident qualify as immediate relatives and do not need to wait for a visa number. For those individuals, there’s no […]

Following a recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision, ramirez v. brown, 852 F.3d 954 (9th Cir. 2017), some people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are now eligible for adjustment of status and can obtain a green card in the USA. This decision concerns only current TPS holders. People whose TPS has expired are not […]