2015 Old Blog

The August 2015 Visa Bulletin is now live. For updated family- and employment-based green card processing times, view the charts below.

United States Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS) recently updated the naturalization test, which legal permanent residents must pass in order to obtain U.S. citizenship. To help you prepare, we’ve identified the top 10 things you need to know about the new naturalization test.

El Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de los Estados Unidos de América (USCIS por sus siglas en inglés) recientemente actualizó el examen de naturalización que los residentes permanentes tienen que pasar para obtener la ciudadanía de los Estados Unidos. Para ayudarle a prepararse, hemos identificado 10 cosas que usted necesita saber sobre el nuevo examen para naturalización.

United States Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS) designates a special visa classification, the L-1, for “intracompany transferees,” i.e. individuals who work for a company outside the U.S. that is related to a U.S. company, so that those individuals can work for the related company in the United States.

USCIS requiere de un pequeño número de titulares DACA para que devuelvan sus tarjetas de documentos de autorización de empleo de 3 años (EAD). ¿El motivo? Alrededor de 2100 tarjetas de autorización de trabajo por 3 años se emitieron después de la acción diferida con fecha del 16 de febrero. Si usted piensa que esto puede aplicarse a su situación, siga leyendo, porque hemos descubierto lo que usted necesita saber acerca de esta importante actualización DACA.

USCIS is requiring a small number of DACA holders to return their 3-year employment authorization document (EAD) cards. The reason? About 2,100 3-year work authorization cards were issued after the February 16 deferred action injunction date. If you think this may apply to you, keep reading because we’ve broken down what you need to know about this important DACA update.

When President Obama introduced Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in 2012, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) pledged to refocus its deportation efforts on the biggest threats, such as those posing a risk to public safety and national security.

Cuando el Presidente Obama introdujo las Acciones Diferidas para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA), el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) se comprometió a reenfocar sus esfuerzos de deportación sobre las amenazas más grandes, como aquellas que suponen riesgo para la seguridad pública y la seguridad nacional.

If you’re a Canadian employer who regularly hires foreign talent, you’ve probably had to complete the Labour Market Opinion (LMO) in the past to ensure your recruitment of foreign workers doesn’t displace a Canadian citizen from the local workforce. However, the government has made changes to the market test to add more regulations and rigorous compliance aspects to the system and, as a result, renamed the process the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA).

While the H-1B lottery season is over, if you sponsored an H-1B petition for a student with an F-1 Optional Practical Training (OPT) status, there are a few things you should know about the “Cap-Gap.”