2017 Immigration Legal Updates

Work Permit (EAD) Applicants Can Now Get Social Security Number Automatically

October 2, 2017. Want to save a trip to a Social Security office? Make use of the newly issued Form I-765 option of receiving a number at the same time as your work permit document.

USCIS Reminds Advance Parole Applicants Not to Travel Abroad Before I-131 Approved

August 22, 2017. Don't leave the U.S. until you have your advance parole.

All Ages of Applicants for Naturalized U.S. Citizenship Must Now Provide Biometrics

July 28, 2017. New procedures announced by USCIS mean that more applicants than ever will need to provide fingerprints and other biometric information.

Extreme Vetting of Visa Applicants to Include New Supplemental Form DS-5535

June 5, 2017. Trump administration to demand more, and more private, information from some applicants for visas to the United States.

Still Awaiting EAD Renewal? You Might Have an Automatic Extension From USCIS

March 28, 2017. Your work permit may not be officially expired after all!

Immigrating From Mexico? You'll Now Need a Police Certificate

March 6, 2017. The list of required consular processing documents just got longer for citizens or third-country nationals of Mexico.

Trump's Border Security Order May End Parole in Place Program for Military Families

March 1, 2017. Executive order undermines use of parole as a means of attaining a temporary right to be in the U.S.

New DHS Policy Seeks to Criminally Charge Parents Who Pay for Alien Smugglers

February 23, 2017. It may soon become more difficult for unaccompanied noncitizen minors to reunite with their parents in the United States. Read on for information about how children might lose legal protection and expose their parents to criminal prosecution.

Filing Form I-90 Via Mail Probably Safer Than Online Filing

January, 2017. Online filing of Form I-90 may lead to USCIS errors.