USCIS Service Center Operations (SCOPS) has advised that the processing times for renewal I-821D applications is 90 days at all four service centers. USCIS also noted that it encourages individuals to submit DACA renewal applications between 150 and 120 days in advance of the expiration date of...
Our Philadelphia immigration attorneys received approval of a jointly filed Form I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. When an individual receives a green card based upon a marriage that is less than 2 years old the green card that is received is only valid...
National Immigrant Justice Center reported that at the behest of the Solicitor General, the U.S. Supreme Court today granted certiorari in Din v. Kerry to decide whether immigrant families separated by U.S. government officials have any right to know the basis for their forced separation.The government claims “complete discretion” over whether...
Getson & Schatz, P.C. successfully represented an employer in the Chemical Manufacturing Industry to obtain approval of a PERM Labor Certification Application for a Chinese national in the EB-2 category for the position of Research Chemist. PERM Labor Certification is the first step of the...
Our immigration law firm represented a U.S. Citizen petitioner and his spouse in adjusting her status from specialty occupation status to that of permanent resident based upon their marriage. Our Philadelphia immigration lawyers prepared and filed Form 1-485 Application for Permanent Residency or Adjust Status, Form...
USCIS announced it will automatically extend Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for Liberian nationals covered under Deferred Enforced Departure (DED). Current DED Liberia EADs that have an expiration date of Sept. 30, 2014, will now be valid through March 30, 2015....
The Board of Immigration Appeals held that an alien admitted to the U.S. at a port of entry (POE) as a conditional permanent resident pursuant to INA §216(a) is an alien "lawfully admitted for permanent residence" who is barred from an INA §212(h) waiver if...
Our Immigration Law Group successfully represented a citizen of Mexico who had entered the United States without inspection obtain approval of a Form I-601A, Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver, which will allow him to apply for an Immigrant Visa at the U.S. Embassy in...
The American Immigration Council reported that U.S. law professors sent a letter to the White House stating that President Obama has wide legal authority to make needed changes to immigration enforcement policy. The president is considering how to use his authority to mitigate the damage...
The US Department of Labor announced that as of August 25, 2014, PERM system passwords will need to be changed every 90 days and must meet certain security criteria to be valid...
