President-Elect Joe Biden and Immigration
Based on what President-Elect Joe Biden has said in the past, here is what to expect in six key immigration policy areas:
By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on November, 13, 2020
Immigration Blog
Options and Strategies for Green Card Holders Currently Outside the United States Due to COVID-19
My office has been receiving quite a few queries regarding U.S. green card holders who are outside of the U.S. for a considerable period of time and, as a result, may face a significant risk to ...
By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on August, 04, 2020
Practice Alert: Delayed Production of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) and Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) Cards
In recent weeks, my organization, American Immigration Lawyers Association, has received reports from its attorney members of delays in the issuance of Employment Authorization Documents and Green ...
By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on July, 17, 2020
Update on U.S. Consular Operations
On July 11, 2020, the Department of State that beginning on July 15, 2020, Consulate posts may begin a phased reopening of routine visa services, depending on local conditions. The Department of ...
By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on July, 17, 2020
The June 22nd Trump Proclamation
On June 22, 2020, President Trump signed an executive order that will suspend the entry of foreign nationals in the H-1B, L-1, H-2B, J-1 categories. The nonimmigrant ban will be in place through ...
By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on June, 24, 2020
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Certain Petitions
For the past several months during the COVID-19 period, USCIS temporarily suspended premium processing on its cases. We are pleased to announce that recently the USCIS has changed its position on ...
By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on June, 01, 2020
Latest News From The USCIS
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is preparing some domestic offices to reopen and resume non-emergency public services on or after June 4. On March 18, USCIS temporarily suspended routine ...
By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on May, 28, 2020
President Trump’s Recent Immigration Executive Authority
On April 20, President Trump tweeted, “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order ...
By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on April, 22, 2020
COVID-19 And Its Impact On Immigration
The spread of COVID-19 is triggering changes to U.S. immigration policies, procedures and enforcement. Every day, we are receiving new guidelines from the federal government as to how this epidemic ...
By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on April, 14, 2020
How Does the New Public Charge Rule Affect You?
What Is New?
By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on February, 28, 2020
Filling Out USCIS Form I-944, Declaration of Self-Sufficiency
This article explains how to properly prepare this form for submission which is now required for most people seeking a Green Card in the USA. The purpose of this new regulation is to ensure that an ...
By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on February, 28, 2020
The New H-1B Program For 2020
The new process for petitioning for highly educated H-1B workers will officially begin on March 1, 2020. For the first time, a U.S. employer who wants to file a petition that is subject to the annual ...
By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on January, 21, 2020
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