Posted by Deborah Usher | Jan 20, 2021 |
Without fanfare and on his last day in office, President Trump issued a Memorandum protecting most Venezuelan exiles from deportation. The program grants work authorization which, in Florida, allows for the recipient to get a driver's license. With the program, the United States will defer for 18...
Posted by John Usher | Dec 16, 2020 |
USCIS has issued a policy memorandum (PDF, 277.32 KB) directing the phased expansion of in-person interviews for petitioners filing Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition. These additional interviews will provide an opportunity to evaluate a petitioner's credibility, supporting our missio...
Posted by John Usher | Dec 08, 2020 |
Here are the basic guidelines for qualifying for a first-time DACA filing.
Posted by John Usher | Dec 08, 2020 |
DACA First-time filers can apply starting today!
Posted by Deborah Usher | Dec 07, 2020 |
Posted by John Usher | Nov 30, 2020 |
Traveling abroad with an expired conditional green card is not impossible but there are important documents you need to bring with you.
Posted by John Usher | Nov 20, 2020 |
NEW CIVICS TEST FOR ALL NATURALIZATION APPLICANTS BEGINS DECEMBER 1, 2020
Posted by John Usher | Sep 17, 2020 |
Question: " What if a dream act passes while you're in the middle of your immigration process? Can you switch directions and apply under the (hypothetical) new path? "
Answer: "A request for an immigration benefit can be abandoned/withdrawn at any time. There should be no negative impact. If ...
Posted by John Usher | Sep 11, 2020 |
Ask John #2
Q: "Should I risk flying to California, being an illegal immigrant could things go wrong easily or should I not worry?"
John's Answer: "International travel requires a valid passport and permission to enter another country.
Airplane travel within the U.S. requires c...
Posted by John Usher | Sep 10, 2020 |
Q: "Should I carry my work permit in my wallet, or leave it at home? I keep everything except my id at home. I'm scared to lose my ss card & my work permit. Is it legal to make a copy of them?"
John's Answer: "We always advise clients to make sure they make (and safely keep) backup c...
Posted by John Usher | Aug 26, 2020 |
There will be no furloughs for the 13,000 employees of USCIS who thought their jobs were in jeopardy at the end of August.
Posted by John Usher | Aug 01, 2018 |
Student F Visa Expiring? USCIS announced a policy change!
Typically, student visas are issued for “duration of stay” meaning the time was open-ended (with compliance assumed). If your student F visa expires and you have not applied for an adjustment of status, you are out of compliance. This mea...
Posted by John Usher | Aug 01, 2018 |
WHY SUSPECT MARRIAGE FRAUD?
Because some people actually encourage immigration marriage fraud . Check out this excerpt from the USCIS website a couple of days ago.
Marriage Fraud – USCIS Efforts Lead to Guilty Convictions in Florida Release Date: July 27, 2018
U.S. Citizenship and Immigrati...
Posted by John Usher | May 18, 2018 |
ICE records reveal they are arresting more people who have no criminal record. In 2015 and 2016, 85% of people arrested by ICE had criminal convictions. In the first 14 months of the Trump administration, 69% of their arrests involved people with criminal convictions.
The facts are clear: more u...
Posted by John Usher | Apr 28, 2018 |
Wednesday a third federal Judge rejected President Trump's reasoning for ending DACA and ordered that the White House must challenge his ruling within 90 days or DACA will be reinstated in its entirety. Should this come to pass, those that were eligible for DACA, but never took advantage of it, w...
Posted by John Usher | Apr 08, 2018 |
BACK IN THE NEWS
I recently said I thought immigration issues would probably not be in public eye until the midterm elections (this fall). I was wrong. I failed to take into account that Trump is a man on a mission and he can make news any time he wants.
Yesterday the President ordered the Pent...