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What the USCIS Announcement on N-400 Neighborhood Visits Means for You

September 8, 2025 5:44 pm Published by

Navigating the New Normal In a significant policy shift that harkens back to a decades-old practice, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced it will resume in-person neighborhood investigations for naturalization applicants filing Form N-400. This change, outlined in a recent policy memorandum, marks a move toward a more comprehensive, community-based evaluation of an... View Article

RECENT U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS

August 20, 2025 5:16 pm Published by

Recent changes in U.S. immigration policy are creating significant shifts for many applicants, from those seeking family-based visas to international students and asylum seekers. Here’s a brief look at some of the latest developments. Navigating New Rules for Family-Based Visas U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently updated how it calculates a child’s age... View Article

President Trump declared a national emergency and issued several executive orders on immigration.

February 3, 2025 11:19 pm Published by

On January 20 and 21, 2025, President Trump declared a national emergency and issued several executive orders on immigration. The Declaration and Executive Orders address “enhanced vetting” of visa applicants, birthright citizenship, border security, the U.S.‑Mexico-Canada Agreement, asylum, and refugee program. Here is a summary of some of the Executive Orders and their potential impact... View Article

New Japanese J-1 Visa Program

May 24, 2024 8:12 pm Published by

The U.S. Department of State recently announced that the U.S. and Japan have established a new J-1 Exchange Program – the Japanese Specialist Program. The new program specifically facilitates the exchange of Japanese language and culture specialists to observe U.S. educational methods and to share their knowledge of Japanese educational methods with U.S. colleagues. The... View Article

USCIS Addresses Work Permit Limbo With Longer Automatic Extensions

April 30, 2024 4:57 pm Published by

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced changes to the automatic extension period for certain employment authorization documents (EADs), saving nearly 800,000 EAD renewal applicants from a lapse in work authorization. Automatic extensions will now go up to 540 days, a significant improvement from the previous 180-day period. USCIS estimates that approximately 60,000 to... View Article

Important Information for I-765 Renewal Applicants!

November 1, 2023 12:00 am Published by

Reversion to 180 period of automatic employment authorization Beginning October 27, 2023, automatic extensions of employment authorization and EAD validity reverted to the original up to 180-day period for those eligible applicants who timely file Form I-765 renewal applications. This change is not retroactive; all previous up to 540-day automatic extensions will remain in place.... View Article

U.S. Stateside Visa Renewal Pilot Program Expected in Early 2024

October 25, 2023 12:00 am Published by

Great news for many H-1B visa holders! On October 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published a notice in the Federal Register entitled, “Pilot Program to Resume Renewal of H-1B Nonimmigrant Visas in the United States for Certain Qualified Noncitizens”. The program would allow the DOS to issue a visa stamp on... View Article