In 2014, the average time a green card holder had to wait for his or her U.S. citizenship application to be processed was about five (5) months. Today, the wait time has doubled to more than ten (10) months. With…
In recent articles we discussed that effective September 11, 2018, a new policy memorandum provides USCIS adjudicators with full discretion to deny any application without first issuing a “Request for Evidence” (RFE) or a “Notice of Intent to Deny” (NOID),…
In a previous article, (“New Policy Gives USCIS Officers Full Discretion to Deny Applications without Allowing Applicant to Respond”), we informed you that effective September 11, 2018, a new policy memorandum provides USCIS adjudicators with full discretion to deny any…
Effective September 11, 2018, USCIS adjudicators will have full discretion to deny any application, petition, or request, except for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) adjudications, without first issuing a “Request for Evidence” (RFE) or a “Notice of Intent to…
In two recent past articles, (“The Trump Administration Is Cracking Down on Visitor Visa Overstays”; and “The Trump Administration Has Stepped Up Enforcement on Student Visa Overstays”), we discussed that under the Trump Administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
In our past article, “Revisions to the Foreign Affairs Manual Make Student Visa Issuance Even More Challenging”, we discussed that the U.S. Department of State (DOS) made several revisions to the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM), effective on August 1, 2017.…
As a direct result of the “Buy American and Hire American” Executive Order (EO) 13788, signed by the President on April 18, 2017, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) made several revisions to the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM), which became…
In two past articles, (“The Trump Administration Is Cracking Down on Visitor Visa Overstays”; and “The Trump Administration Has Stepped Up Enforcement on Student Visa Overstays”), we discussed that under the Trump Administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has…
In a past article (The Trump Administration Is Cracking Down on Visitor Visa Overstays), we had discussed that prior to the Trump Administration, visitors who overstayed their visas were unlikely to encounter Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents unless they…
Prior to the Trump Administration, visitors who overstayed their visas had been an extremely low priority for immigration authorities, overshadowed by immigrants who entered illegally. Consequently, they were unlikely to encounter Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents unless they had…