Chicago Immigration and Naturalization Law Blog

A Receipt Notice, Form I-797C, Notice of Action, is an official legal document from USCIS to prove that they have received your immigration petition. ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated guidance regarding requests for the “transfer of underlying basis” between empl...

E-B4 visa applicants cover a wide range of individuals who fit into very specific “Special Immigrant” categories. These include ministers ...

Green card processing time is the time it takes from when your green card application is received until you receive your green card in the mail. Your ...

Securing a green card grants an individual permanent residency in the United States. Green cards need to be renewed every 10 years. An EB-3 Visa for S...

Each fiscal year, the United States issues a set number of employment-based immigration visas that enable foreign workers to obtain LPR status/green c...

“Compared to native-born citizens, immigrants are more frequently involved in founding companies at all scales.” A new study found that im...

The Biden administration has proposed an emergency measure for a new Russian visa program to give highly educated and skilled Russian STEM workers an ...

With a growing backlog, including 1.5 million pending requests for work permits, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a tempor...

Congress has reached an agreement to revive the EB-5 visa program that allows foreign investors to apply for a green card if they invest in U.S. real ...