Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | Aug 01, 2020 |
Have you been thinking about getting American citizenship through an application for naturalization but have been putting it off?
Time to think about applying now before the government filing fees increase becomes effective on October 2, 2020! The fee increase is a 82% hike to a total of $1,2...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | Aug 01, 2020 |
Your a foreign student attending a college or university in the United States and happily going to classes (at least before COVID 19) and when you least expect it you fall in love with an American. It is not just a college romance but the real thing. True love. Want to get married and live toge...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | Aug 01, 2020 |
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an injunction on July 29, 2020 that stops the Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of State from implementing the new rules on public charge inadmissibility.
Since the earliest of immigration laws our governm...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | Jul 15, 2020 |
The Citizenship and Immigration Service issued a Policy Alert on July 15, 2020, consolidating exiting policy on the application of discretion by immigration officer when adjudicating applications. Most immigration applications include an element of discretion that needs to be made by the immigra...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | Jul 15, 2020 |
Reported in the Washington Post on July 9, 2020 the Citizenship and Immigration Services has shut down the printing of resident cards and employment authorization documents. Two indispensable documents that show that a foreigner is legally in the United States and critical to obtaining other do...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | Jul 15, 2020 |
Today American Consulates around the world will begin to open for routine visa services depending on local conditions.
The Department of State announced that reopening of the consulates will be based on many factors and will be in phases. Also, the services offered by each post may differ based...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | Jul 15, 2020 |
Just as the COVID-19 cases across the country are rising to new highs the Department of Homeland Security is reopening immigration courts to address the large backlog of removal proceedings. Immigration courts are normally held in crowded rooms where people (the respondent) gather and wait for ...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | Jul 15, 2020 |
International students wherever they study cannot help but to bring back impressions (usually favorable) of the country and society they within. This idea is behind the several immigration policies including the J-1 exchange student program and the Fulbright Scholarship. To universities and ...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | Jun 23, 2020 |
Effective June 22, 2020 Presidential Proclamation 10014 is extended and broadened.
Suspend and limits entry into the United States any individual in the following categories and their dependents::
H-1B
H-2
L
J
The suspension applies only to the individual that attempt to enter the Unite...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | Jun 23, 2020 |
The Trump Administration has once again used the Coronavirus Pandemic as an excuse to clamp down on legal immigration and fuel the fires of xenophobia. On June 22, 2020, Mr. Trump issued an order (Proclamation 10014) that suspends or limits entry into the United States any individual who has a ...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | Jun 18, 2020 |
The Supreme Court today issued an important decision both for those in DACA status as well as for all Americans that believe in the rule of law. In a 5 to 4 decision by the 9 Justices, Chief Justice Roberts issued the majority decision. The majority said that they were not deciding the wisdom...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | Jun 02, 2020 |
The Trump Administration has made coming to the United States very difficult by putting restrictions on who may enter the United States from a foreign country. Of course the administration wants to restrict the possibility of foreigners with COVID 19 from entering the United States but the restr...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | May 31, 2020 |
The U.S. Citizenship and immigration Services is running out of funds and may have to furlough employees before the end of summer. The agency has asked Congress for a $1.2 billion bailout. The agency claims that the decline is due to the COVAD 19 pandemic, but some commentators see additional ...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | May 31, 2020 |
On June 4, 2020, most Citizenship and Immigration Services office will reopen for in-person interviews and other face to face services to the public. Application Support Centers where individuals are fingerprinted and photographed for background checks will also reopen.
There will be precauti...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | May 31, 2020 |
On May 29, 2020, President Trump signed an executive order that will temporarily bar admission of certain F-1 Students and J-1 researchers from China. The bar on Chinese students and researchers will start on June 1, 2020. The rule includes some exceptions including F-1 students from China that...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | Jun 01, 2018 |
People in California who are not United States citizens or who may have friends or family members who are not U.S. citizens know all too well how uncertain their future in the country may feel since the new president and administration came into office. Talk of a border wall between the U.S. and ...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | Jun 01, 2018 |
People in California who are not United States citizens or who may have friends or family members who are not U.S. citizens know all too well how uncertain their future in the country may feel since the new president and administration came into office. Talk of a border wall between the U.S. and ...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | Jun 01, 2018 |
People in California who are not United States citizens or who may have friends or family members who are not U.S. citizens know all too well how uncertain their future in the country may feel since the new president and administration came into office. Talk of a border wall between the U.S. and ...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | Jun 01, 2018 |
People in California who are not United States citizens or who may have friends or family members who are not U.S. citizens know all too well how uncertain their future in the country may feel since the new president and administration came into office. Talk of a border wall between the U.S. and ...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | May 31, 2018 |
If you want to research, teach or receive training in the United States, you may want to consider applying for the J-1 visa. This exchange visitor visa promotes cultural and educational exchanges between America and countries around the globe. According to the U.S. Department of State, approximat...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | May 31, 2018 |
If you want to research, teach or receive training in the United States, you may want to consider applying for the J-1 visa. This exchange visitor visa promotes cultural and educational exchanges between America and countries around the globe. According to the U.S. Department of State, approxi...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | May 28, 2018 |
Escaping violence and oppression in one's homeland can be terrifying for an adult, let alone a child. It is a tragic and common occurrence for many children to attempt to gain access into California and elsewhere in the United States without parents or other adults to protect and guide them. The ...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | May 28, 2018 |
Escaping violence and oppression in one's homeland can be terrifying for an adult, let alone a child. It is a tragic and common occurrence for many children to attempt to gain access into California and elsewhere in the United States without parents or other adults to protect and guide them. The ...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | May 17, 2018 |
For hundreds of thousands of people fleeing their home countries because of natural and humanitarian disasters, Temporary Protected Status has served as their means of achieving a new life in the United States. This program has been in place for upwards of 30 years, offering sanctuary to peopl...
Posted by Richard J. Tasoff | May 10, 2018 |
President Trump came to office in January 2017 promising, among other things, to “crack down” on illegal immigration and build a fence along America's entire southern border with Mexico. The fence has yet to materialize, but the crackdown against undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. has mad...