The Trump administration through the Department of Justice (DOJ) has restored thousands of student visa registrations for foreign students studying in the United States who had minor legal infractions which they received notice of termination over the last couple of weeks! Many of these students were just weeks away from graduation,…
On Monday, April 12th, USCIS announced that F-1 Visa students looking for Optional Practical Training (OPT) can file online using Form I-765. OPT is temporary employment directly related to an F-1 student’s major area of study. Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization can be completed online if they are filing…
ICE reverses just announced visa restrictions on foreign college students with F-1 and M-1 visas! Last week’s restrictions would have forced any foreign college student to return home or transfer if their college is online only. The Trump Administration argued that they did not need to be in this country…
On Thursday, November 20, 2014, President Barack Obama announced his Temporary Plans to fix our broken immigration system. The President’s Immigration Accountability Executive Actions will help secure the border, hold nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants accountable and ensure that everyone plays by the same rules. As an Immigration Attorney, I…
The University of Northern Virginia (UNVA) has been withdrawn from the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) as of October 1, 2013. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would like to remind any UNVA active F-1 (Academic Student Visa) students that they must have transferred or departed the United States…
The filing period for H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2014 numerical cap begins on April 1, 2013. USCIS anticipates that it may receive more than 65,000 cap-subject H-1B petitions and more than 20,000 petitions filed on behalf of individuals with a U.S. master’s degree or higher between…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on January 4, 2013 with processing dates as of November 30, 2012. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on October 19, 2012 with processing dates as of August 31, 2012. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on October 4, 2012 with processing dates as of August 31, 2012. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on September 13, 2012 with processing dates as of July 31, 2012. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
