USCIS Update – Non-Essential Public Services Resume
As we get used to the new normal in the Post-COVID-19 world, many U.S. Immigration Agencies have already begun adapting to the new normal and are starting to resume operations. As of June 4, 2020, USCIS reopened some domestic offices to resume nonessential services. In a ...
Understanding Immigrant Visa Allocation and Processing Times: A Story of Supply and Demand
The Visa Bulletin, released by the Department of State each month, reports the availability of employment-based and family-sponsored immigrant visas. ...
Cross-Chargeability: Using Spouse’s Country of Birth to Beat the per Country Quota
If you will be filing a I-485 application or have an application pending, and you are a national of a country that has a long I-485 backlog (such as ...
The One Year Absence Dilemma – How a Green Card Holder May Return to the U.S. SB-1 Returning Residents What Happens if a Green Card Holder Remains Out ...
Understanding processing times of immigrant visas can be tricky. When retrogression is added to the equation, many people find themselves feeling lost ...
Employment Based Green Card Through the PERM Process: Prevailing Wage Determination
As immigration lawyers in Columbus, Ohio we receive numerous queries from clients as to how the PERM prevailing wage process is determined. The first ...