Welcome to the United States A Guide for New Immigrants Brochure in female hand on blurred background. Settling in the U.S. concept. – Washington, DC, USA – September, 9, 2020 (Shutterstoc...
USCIS Mistakenly Rejects Immigration Applications Due To Filing Fees
By CNW Legal Analyst, Attorney Caroly Pedersen, Caribbean National Weekly As a result of the confusion regarding the USCIS Filing Fees increase, some residency applications filed recently were rejecte...
Report: 300,000 More Voters Could Be Enfranchised By Naturalization Before Election Day
Thirteen immigrants from 12 different countries become new U.S. citizens in a special naturalization ceremony on Flag Day at the historic Betsy Ross House. – Philadelphia, PA / USA – June ...
Premium Processing Fee Increase Effective Oct. 19, 2020
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS field office in San Francisco Bay Area. USCIS is an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security DHS – Santa Clara, California, USA – ...
USCIS’ Changes to ‘Affidavit of Support’ Make It Harder for Americans to Sponsor Immigrant Family Members
By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a rule that would make it much more difficult for U.S. citizens and legal immigrants—especially those experiencin...
Federal Judge Rules Against USCIS Fee Increases, Freezing Them In Their Tracks
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White agrees with GAO that DHS acting secretary was appointed illegally, therefore ruling his proposals invalid. LOS ANGELES — The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rig...
USCIS Implements New Law Related to Citizenship for Children of Military Members and U.S. Government Employees Stationed Overseas
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office located in Silicon Valley; USCIS is an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – Nov 20, 2019 Santa Clara / CA / USA (Sh...
USCIS Wants To Increase the Amount of Biometric Data It Collects by Over 60%
By Jorge Loweree, Immigration Impact The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced plans to dramatically expand the personal information that it collects in support of immigration petitions an...
Citizenship Backlogs at USCIS Will Block Hundreds of Thousands from Voting in the 2020 Election
By Melissa Cruz, Immigration Impact Hundreds of thousands of immigrants might be prevented from voting in the 2020 election—even though they are just one step away from becoming new Americans. Yea...
USCIS Fee Hikes Starting October 2
The Trump administration’s war on immigrants continues. Effective October 2, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is increasing its fees. The cost for becoming a citizen would r...