Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 11, 2017December 14, 2017 USCIS Encouraging On-Line Naturalization Applications U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is now encouraging individuals to file naturalization applications on-line. The agency has been struggling to … Continue reading >USCIS Encouraging On-Line Naturalization Applications
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 8, 2017 Increase in Expedited Removals at the Northern Border We are seeing an increase in expedited removals at the border in recent months. This is to be expected, based … Continue reading >Increase in Expedited Removals at the Northern Border
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on October 18, 2017October 19, 2017 Military Naturalizations Halted Our colleague Margaret Stock is the leading authority on military and immigration. Unfortunately, she reports that the Department of Defense … Continue reading >Military Naturalizations Halted
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on October 3, 2017 Premium Processing Now Available for All H-1B Petitioners At long last, premium processing is back for all H-1B petitioners. The fee for 15 day service continues to be … Continue reading >Premium Processing Now Available for All H-1B Petitioners
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on October 2, 2017 USCIS and SSA Combine the Employment Authorization Document and Social Security Number Applications Into One Step Good news. Today USCIS announced that foreign nationals can combine the social security number applications with the work authorization applications, … Continue reading >USCIS and SSA Combine the Employment Authorization Document and Social Security Number Applications Into One Step
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 A DREAM Deferred: DACA Canceled, Time for Congress to Act Today the Trump Administration announced the cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, via Attorney General Jeff … Continue reading >A DREAM Deferred: DACA Canceled, Time for Congress to Act
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on August 28, 2017 Expect Delays: USCIS To Interview Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applicants U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that it will begin to conduct in-person interviews for employment based adjustment of … Continue reading >Expect Delays: USCIS To Interview Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applicants
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on August 23, 2017 Adjustment of Status Applications Get Tougher Applicants for adjustments of status to permanent resident are encountering new issues of late. The basic application form, the I-485, … Continue reading >Adjustment of Status Applications Get Tougher
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on July 28, 2017August 8, 2017 Staying Admissible To The United States We frequently meet with Canadians and other nationals who are concerned about their admissibility to the United States. We also … Continue reading >Staying Admissible To The United States
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on July 15, 2017July 21, 2017 Immigration In A Time of Restrictions Immigration restrictions are one of the defining characteristics of the Trump Administration, which is now about 6 months in. Each … Continue reading >Immigration In A Time of Restrictions