Effective immediately on May 4, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a TFR that increases the automatic extension period for employment authorization and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), available to certain EAD renewal applicants, to up to 540 days. The new TFR is a recognition of the inadequacy of the current 180 day...
Recently on April 7, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a policy update to adopt a risk-based approach when waiving interviews for conditional permanent residents (CPR) who have filed a petition to remove the conditions on their permanent resident status. A noncitizen who obtains US permanent resident status based on a marriage that...
The Government of India has extended the reissuance of OCI cards till December 31, 2022. For more details regarding the recent relaxation of OCI requirements, follow the link to the press release below: Click Here To Read More
L-2 and E dependent spouses are no longer required to apply for an employment authorization document (EAD) to work in the United States. They are employment authorized incident to status Certain L-2 and E dependent spouses who choose to apply for an EAD as proof of work authorization are eligible for automatic extensions of EADs...
Delighted to moderate AILA GMS’ first Quarterly Section Call of 2022, today in my capacity as Vice Chair of AILA GMS and liaison to AILA’s overseas chapters. The call featured a joint discussion with the AILA overseas chapters about the global migration impact on U.S. Third Country National (TCN) visa processing. The purpose of the...