Chicago Based Applicants for Green Cards and Citizenship: DHS/CIS Processing Times
Published February 6, 2018 Marriage based adjustment of status applicants living in CIS Chicago’s jurisdiction are seeing an approximately 7-8 month wait to be scheduled for an interview. Applicants...
Update: Green Card Interviews for Marriage Based Applicants, Including for Same Sex Partners
Published November 28, 2017 A foreign national applying for permanent resident status by way of marriage to a U.S. citizen, continues to enjoy a mostly efficient and streamlined...
Beware Immigrants: Automatic Voter Registration
Published November 15, 2017 On the topic of well-intended laws and unintended consequences, one of the first things that come to my mind is the law requiring local Department...
New Policy: All Employment Based Green Card Applicants In The U.S. Will Be Interviewed
Published October 3, 2017 Foreign nationals residing in the U.S. who are applying to adjust their status to lawful permanent resident (green card via Form I-485) based on an...
Premium Processing Continues for More Categories of H-1B Filings; The Green Card Lottery (DV-2019)
Published September 20, 2017 Premium Processing Continues for More Categories of H-1B Filings In an abrupt about face earlier in the year, U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Citizenship and...
When Will CIS Expedite Processing of your Petition or Application? AND New Vetting Procedures in Place for Visa Applicants
Published June 6, 2017 These days, with processing times for various petitions and applications getting longer, it is important to be aware that U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Citizenship and...
Marriage Based Green Card Interview Horror Stories; Where Do They Come From?
Published May 9, 2017 Question: Which travels quicker – good news or bad news? Bad news, of course. “Train Wrecks” are exciting, interesting, sensational and sometimes, satisfying – especially...
A New Look for Green Cards and Employment Authorization Documents
Published April 25, 2017 Toward enhancing security and combatting document fraud, U.S. Department of Homeland Security will begin issuing a newly redesigned Permanent Resident Card (“Green Card”) and Employment...
Applying for U.S. Citizenship: The Top 4 Things That Matter
Published March 21, 2017 To be sure, a foreign national residing in the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident (aka “green card” holder) is not required to apply for...
This Past Weekend’s Executive Action, Shock and Awe
Published January 31, 2017 Lightning struck, in a bad way, for U.S. based or U.S. bound nationals of seven countries this past weekend. Citizens and nationals from Iran, Iraq, Libya,...