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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as issued new guidance on adopting a foreign born child. The USCIS Policy Manual has been updated effective June 14, 2024 to provide clearer guidelines for prospective adoptive parents seeking to adopt a child through...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has just updated guidance for family-based immigrant visas, effective May 22, 2024. The USCIS Policy Manual has been updated regarding family-based immigrant visa petitions (Forms I-130 and I-360). The update clarifies how USCIS handles...

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-updates-guidance-for-family-based-immigrant-visas USCIS has updated its guidelines on handling family-based immigrant visa petitions (Form I-130) and some family-based Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, effective May 22, 2024. This update clarifies what happens if the petitioner doesn't specify...

During COVID with international travel severely restricted, online marriages became more common. And long-distance relationships, arranged marriages and U.S. military assignments abroad continue the need for couples to marry online when they cannot be together to marry in person. In...

  The Biden administration is quietly pursuing a "legal pathway" to grant faster work permits for migrants who cross the border lawfully. This pilot program, currently operating in Texas and California, aims to address the urgent need for legal work...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new family reunification parole (FRP) process for Ecuador on November 15, 2023. USCIS began processing Form I-134A, Online Request to be a Supporter and Declaration of Financial Support for Ecuadorians on November 17, 2023....

The Biden administration Justice Department and more than 4,000 immigrant families who were separated by the Trump administration have reached a legal settlement. Under the settlement, the families can live and work in the U.S. for three years while receiving...

The Biden administration is launching a new family reunification program for certain immigrants from Ecuador. This program is aimed at discouraging people from trekking to the U.S.-Mexico border, and instead providing them with a legal pathway to the U.S.The government's...

In family immigration, a marriage visa is one of the main ways to get a green card and become a Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) of the United States. To get a green card, it's important that the applicants can show...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has updated and modernized the Cuban and Haitian family reunification parole (FRP) processes. This is in response to feedback from stakeholders, and it will make the process more accessible and efficient. Petitioners will now...