On November 9, 2022, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that certain individuals seeking to apply for asylum in the United States may now electronically file Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal through …
USCIS Allows More Time to Respond to Certain Requests and Notices
On October 24, 2022, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced once again that the agency will allow 60 more days to respond to certain requests or notices issued between March 1, 2020, and Jan. 24, 2023. This …
USCIS Removes Barriers to Naturalization for Applicants with Disabilities using Form N-648
On October 19, 2022, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released clarifying guidance for applicants with a physical or developmental disability or mental impairment seeking to request for an exception to the English and civics testing requirements. Form …
DHS Reverses Certain Rules for Asylum Applications
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 …