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Section 214(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act: “Every alien shall be presumed to be an immigrant until he establishes to the satisfaction of the consular officer, at the time of application for a visa that he is entitled to non-immigrant status” In...
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WASHINGTON, July 13, 2018. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a NEW policy guidance, which supersedes the 2013 Policy Manual. Any application that does not contain the required evidence that should be submitted with applications in accordance...
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Jul 2, 2018. The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of President Donald Trump’s September order to restrict travel from several majority Muslim countries to the United States. In the 5-4 opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court found that...
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May 4, 2018. WASHINGTON BREAKING NEWS – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today posted a policy memorandum changing how the agency will calculate unlawful presence for students and exchange visitors in F, J, and M nonimmigrant status, including...
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Apr 13, 2018. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), part of the Department of Justice (DOJ), has instituted strict quotas as part of immigration judges’ individual performance evaluations, a shift that strips away the...
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Feb 28, 2018. According to the old policy, foreign students and exchange visitors (F and J nonimmigrants, respectively) who were admitted for, or present in the United States in, duration of status (D/S) started accruing unlawful presence on the day after USCIS...
