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By Attorney Cynthia Milian Around June 2018, we wrote about the case of Castro-Tum, where it was held that Immigration Judge’s (IJ’s) and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) do not have the general authority to suspend indefinitely immigration proceedings by administratively closing a case. Therefore, administrative closure is not something that is generally available in
Only mere hours after a grueling interview in the Houston Field Office and a gross mistake by USCIS, we received news that our client had been approved for his adjustment of status. Petitioner became a U.S. citizen before the client’s preference became current. Realizing the preference as an unmarried son and daughter of a legal
Approval for 245i Adjustment of Status and Retention of F2B Preference Read More »
August 20, 2018, was a very memorable day in the life of our client, a Mexico-born individual who genuinely believed that they were a U.S. citizen their entire life. Having been birthed by a midwife and registered late in the valley (Texas), the client had a U.S. birth certificate and lived in the U.S. as
Successful Matter of Quilantan Approval in Houston, TX after previous denial Read More »
Por la abogada Nadia Khalid El 05 de julio de 2018, los Servicios de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de los Estados Unidos (“USCIS”) revelaron nuevas pautas de política con respecto a las emisiones de Aviso de comparecencia. Un Aviso de comparecencia (“NTA”), según lo define el USCIS, “es un documento entregado a un extranjero que los
Por la abogada Michele Strickland Los Servicios de Inmigración y Ciudadanía de los EE. UU. (USCIS) publicaron un memorándum de política el viernes 13 de julio de 2018 anunciando su nueva política para denegar una solicitud, petición o pedido sin antes emitir una Solicitud de Evidencia (RFE) o Aviso de Intento de Denegación (NOID) cuando
USCIS Emite Nueva Política RFE Read More »
By attorney: Michele Strickland U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted a policy memorandum, on Friday July 13, 2018 announcing its new policy to deny an application, petition, or request without first issuing a Request for Evidence (RFE) or Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) when the required initial evidence was not submitted or the
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By attorney: Nadia Khalid On July 05, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) revealed new policy guidelines regarding Notice to Appear issuances. A Notice to Appear (“NTA”), as defined by USCIS, “is a document given to an alien that instructs them to appear before an immigration judge on a certain date…the issuance of an
USCIS Can Now Issue NTAs for Denial of an Application: What it means for you Read More »
Avukat: Nadia Khalid Son birkaç ay içinde, iltica süreci, bir sığınmacının davasının güvenilirliğini ve / veya başarısını etkileyen faktörleri değiştiren sert değişiklikler ve yeni politika direktifleri yaşamıştır. İltica görüşmeleri sırasında farkettiğimiz faktörlerden biri, alternatif vize statüsünden iltica talebinde bulunulmasına geçişin etkisidir. Örneğin, sona ermiş bir E-2 (yatırımcı vizesi) ‘den iltica başvurusu yapmaya geçiş. Genel olarak,
İltica Başvurusu: Davanızın Güvenilirliğini Etkileyen Faktörler Read More »
By attorney: Nadia Khalid In the past few months, the asylum-seeking process has experienced harsh changes and new policy directives which have changed the factors affecting the credibility and/or provability of an asylum seeker’s case. One of the factors we have noticed while attending asylum interviews is the effect of switching from an alternate visa
Seeking Asylum: Factors Affecting the Credibility of Your Case Read More »
Tarafindan Avukat Mustafa Çetin E-2 göçmen olmayan bir vize kategorisidir ve bu statüde bulunan yabancı yatırımcılar göçmen değildirler. Bu yatırımlar uzun süreler devam edebilmekte ve bu statüye sahip olanlar mevcut durumu kanıksama eğilimi göstermektedirler. Ancak göçmenlik kanunları E-2 statüsündeki göçmen olmayan yabancıyı şöyle tanımlamaktadır: Sadece geçimini kazanma amacıyla nispeten küçük miktardaki bir sermayeyi önemsiz bir
E-2 Statüm Tehlikede Mi: Neler Esaslı Değişiklik Teşkil Ediyor? Read More »
