2022 Immigration Legal Updates
Immigration Legal Updates
Immigration Legal Updates
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Biden Authorizes Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon
April 14, 2022. People from Cameroon who were in the U.S. on April 14, 2022 can apply for TPS and protection from removal.
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** LEGAL UPDATE ** With the world slowed in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced it will give applicants and petitioners who are responding to various requests for more information more time, if the notices were dated between
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May 20, 2022 The country of Afghanistan has been designated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), allowing Afghan nationals who were in the U.S. on the day this was announced to lawfully remain for 18 months.
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TPS Extended for Sudan Into 2023
Temporary Protected Status can now be applied for through 2017 for citizens of South Sudan and Sudan.
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USCIS Issues 2022 Poverty Guidelines: Raises Required Income Level for Family Sponsors of Immigrants
March 1, 2022. To overcome a possible finding that the immigrant is inadmissible as a likely public charge, the U.S. sponsor will need to show income and/or assets that exceed the annual Poverty Guidelines levels, which went up in 2022.
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Options for National of Ukraine Seeking Asylum, TPS, or Other Protection in the United States
May 24, 2022 Ukrainians looking for protection from the Russian military invasion have some possibilities in the United States, but the matter is still in flux.
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U.S. Consulates Authorized to Waive Some In-Person Interviews for Nonimmigrant Visas Through 2022
December 23, 2021. U.S. Department of State authorizes consular officers to waive (lift) the in-person interview requirement for certain temporary nonimmigrant visa applicants, in light of COVID delays.