USCIS will review denials of H-1B work visas made under the Trump administration
US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it may reopen and / or review adverse decisions on Form I-129 Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker based on three revoked policy memoranda. This was reported on the official USCIS website. USCIS tends to ...
Biden and immigration: what important decisions did the president make in a month and a half of work
The first month and a half of the Joe Biden administration was devoted to the pandemic and immigration. The 46th President has signed numerous immigration decrees and has prepared several important bills in this area. ForumDaily asked immigration lawyer Ekaterina Muratova to take stock of Biden's immigration decisions at the moment ...
US authorities completely reverse Trump's 'public burden' rule
On Tuesday, March 9, the Supreme Court rejected a case related to a controversial President Donald Trump-era rule that made it difficult for an immigrant to gain permanent resident status or citizenship if he used certain government benefits, CNN writes. New documentation is the latest example of change...
ICE Introduces New Appeal Process for Immigrant Detainees
The move comes just weeks after the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) instructed officers to target immigrants who pose a threat to public safety or have recently crossed the border. Writes about this BuzzFeed News. Service officials ...
Advantages and disadvantages of US citizenship
“I have already written in detail about the naturalization process - after more than 10 years of living in America, I finally became a citizen of the United States. Now I want to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of American citizenship,” writes Andrey Boychuk in the article...
Biden lifted Trump's ban on issuing green cards and entering the United States: DV-2020 winners still have a chance
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday, February 24, lifted the ban on issuing green cards issued by his predecessor Donald Trump at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ban blocked much of legal immigration to the United States, lawyers said. APNews reported in more detail. The president…
USCIS reverts to the old version of the US Citizenship Test: Correct Questions and Answers in Russian
As a reminder, on December 1, 2020, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) implemented a revised version of the citizenship test for naturalization. However, due to recent policy changes, some candidates who are required to take the 2020 Civil Law Exam ...
Mistakes and actions of immigrants that can lead to the loss of a green card
The path to the status of a permanent resident of the United States (green card holder) is difficult and long. It offers many benefits, including the ability to obtain US citizenship in the future. But the green card can be lost due to the mistakes of the immigrant, writes the Miami Herald. What mistakes can cost you the right to live ...
Updated test for US citizenship: all questions and answers in Russian
Those who have applied for US citizenship on December 1, 2020 will need to take an updated naturalization test. USCIS reviews the test every 10 years to ensure it remains a tool that comprehensively assesses knowledge ...
US officials banned from using the words 'illegal' and 'foreigner': changing laws ahead
The Biden administration is urging Department of Homeland Security officials to stop using phrases like "illegal alien" in favor of more "inclusive" terminology, writes Fox News. Acting Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Tracy Renaud recently signed a memorandum that ...