On September 22, 2022, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the final rule to restore the regulations for pending asylum applications as they were before August 2020, in line with the February 2022 ruling of Asylumworks et al. v. Mayorkas. …
USCIS Extends Status from 12 to 24 Months for Green Card Renewals
US Lawful Permanent Residents seeking to renew their permanent resident card (green card) will now have their status automatically extended for 24 months (previously, 12 months) after filing Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card. On September 26, 2022, …
DHS Reverses Trump-Era Public Charge Policy
On September 9, 2022, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the final rule on the “public charge” policy to reassure individuals seeking admission to the United State or applying for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status will not be …
DHS Establishes DACA as a Federal Regulation
On August 30, 2022, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the final rule to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, strengthening the policy as a federal regulation. The DACA program allows certain individuals that arrived in the United …
USCIS Accepting Forms with Electronically Reproduced Signatures
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency will permanently accept electronically copied forms and documents containing original signatures. This means USCIS will accept scanned, faxed, photocopied or similarly copied forms and documents with an original “wet” …
USCIS Allows More Time to Respond to Certain Requests and Notices
On July 25, 2022, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency will allow 60 more days to respond to certain requests or notices issued between March 1, 2020 and October 23, 2022. This extension applies to: …
USCIS Approving Many Marriage-based Adjustment of Status Cases (Green Cards) Without Interview
Kyung Immigration Law Office (KILO Immigration) is experiencing an increase in approvals of marriage-based adjustment of status applications (green cards) without an interview. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) often approves green cards without an interview for those …
USCIS to Allow I-907 Premium Processing for Certain Previously-filed EB-1 and EB-2 Form I-140 Petitions
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will allow petitioners to file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service for certain I-140 petitions that previously were not eligible for expedited processing. Petitioners will receive action on …
USCIS Can Waive Conditional Permanent Resident Interviews on Risk Based Approach
On April 7, 2022, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an update to its policies that impacts the interview process of conditional permanent residents (CPRs) that petition to remove conditions on their permanent resident status. Individuals who …
USCIS Provides More Time to Response to Certain Requests
Once again, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will provide 60 more days to respond to notices, requests, and decisions dated between March 1, 2020, and July 25, 2022. This applies to the following: Requests …