U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Aug. 8, 2025, that it is updating its guidance on Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) age calculations. The new guidance applies to
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For foreign national employees and the HR professionals who support them, few immigration experiences are more frustrating than hearing the words “administrative processing” after a visa interview. This additional review
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On March 25, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the termination of the parole processes for citizens or nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV parole programs).
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On Jan. 20, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order entitled “Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” aimed at enhancing compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section
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On July 7, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched a family reunification parole initiative for certain beneficiaries of an approved I-130, Petition for Alien Relative from Colombia
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued updated guidance in its Policy Manual, which makes a key change in the interpretation of when an immigrant visa number “becomes available”
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On Jan. 21, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address national interest waivers for advanced degree professionals or persons
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has many roles. One includes working with universities and other educational institutions to ensure compliance with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Regulations and Policies. The
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In a decision issued March 10, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) policies against H-1B visa holders. The issue
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On Aug. 28, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new policy guidance “to address requirements for ‘residence’ in statutory provisions related to citizenship, and to rescind previous guidance regarding children of U.S. government employees and members of the U.S. armed forces employed or stationed outside the United States.” USCIS has updated its Policy Manual to clarify the distinction between residence and physical presence in the United States and to clarify that short visits to the United States do not establish residence as well as to state that children of U.S. government employees and U.S. armed forces members residing outside the United States are no longer considered to be “residing in the United States” for purposes of acquiring citizenship under INA 320. This policy will become effective Oct. 29, 2019.
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