The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is supposed to pay special attention to the petitions made by citizens, green card holders, refugees, and asylum recipients who wish to reunite with their family members. Even with the best intentions of USCIS officials to allow citizens and residents to reunite with their foreign-born loved ones, …Read More
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How Current Immigration Policies Are Increasing American Automation
Anti-immigration sentiment was one of the salient points of the political campaign that elected Donald Trump as President of the United States. Rhetoric about the border wall and deportation forces were not the only talking points that got Trump elected. He also sold voters on the idea that drastic anti-immigration measures would bring back highly …Read More
8 Guidelines for Obtaining a Spouse Visa [Infographic]
Applying for a spouse visa may seem overwhelming if you’ve never had to do it before. The staff at KS Visa Law, a trusted provider of immigration services in San Diego, wants to make sure you know the necessary measures to take if you need to obtain a spouse visa for your husband or wife …Read More
All About the H1-B Work Visa Cap in 2018
In December 2017, the White House presented a proposal that allows spouses of H-1B visa holders to enter the United States and obtain work permits. The proposal calls for an amendment of the rules so the wives and husbands of H-1B visa holders will no longer be allowed to hold down jobs during their stay. …Read More
Understanding the United States Diversity Visa Lottery Program
After a deadly terrorist attack resulted in the deaths of eight people in New York, U.S. President Donald Trump posted a Twitter update that signaled his intention to terminate the Diversity Immigrant Visa program, more commonly known as the “visa lottery.” It so happens that Sayfullo Saipov, the prime suspect in the aforementioned attack, was …Read More
Temporary Protection Status Comes to an End for Nicaraguans
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has decided to put an end to the Temporary Protection Status (TPS) program for Nicaragua, thereby forcing of thousands of immigrants to return to their country of origin. The decision was announced on November 6th. Two weeks later, the DHS made a similar TPS termination announcement for …Read More
10 Things That Indicate Fraud in Asylum Applications
Fraud and misrepresentation are two issues that can compromise any immigration benefit, including asylum petitions. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) constantly checks for fraud in the petitions they review, the interviews they conduct, and the documents they evaluate. A fraudulent asylum petition could result in an immediate order for deportation handled by …Read More
California Is Now a Sanctuary State: What Does This Mean for Immigrants?
By virtue of Senate Bill 54, which was signed in October 2017 and is expected to go into effect in January 2018, the state of California is now officially a sanctuary jurisdiction for immigrants. This new law, which was subject to significant criticism by President Donald Trump and the White House, allows state and municipal …Read More
How Will Trump’s Decision to End DACA Affect the Program’s Recipients?
Lawsuits, protests, arrests, proposed legislation, and sheer uncertainty: these are just some of the immediate effects of the decision by United States President Donald Trump to put an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was enacted by means of an Executive Order signed by former President Barack Obama in 2012. …Read More
H-1B Workers with Pending Adjustment of Status Face New Interview Requirements from USCIS
In an episode of HBO’s hit comedy series Silicon Valley, a naturalized United States citizen born in Pakistan explained that his interview with immigration agents was not the most pleasant. The Java programmer, who originally came to the U.S. under the H-1B visa program, was apparently “asked about Al-Qaeda” 14 times. As it has previously …Read More
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