by Jeremy Jennings | Dec 13, 2016 | Business Immigration, Family Immigration, Immigration Law Blog, Naturalization / U.S. Citizenship
For the first time in six years, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will increase it fees for most immigration applications and petitions beginning on Dec. 23, 2016. The USCIS is primarily funded by application and petition fees, and the fee...
by Jeremy Jennings | Nov 15, 2016 | Immigration Law Blog
The IRS has announced changes to the Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) program that will require some taxpayers to renew their ITINs in order to file their tax returns in 2017. Outdated ITINs will expire January 1, 2017, and the IRS will accept renewal...
by Jeremy Jennings | Nov 14, 2016 | Deferred Action (DACA / DAPA), Immigration Law Blog
Donald Trump’s election as the 45th President of the United States introduces incredible uncertainty as to the DACA program. Trump campaigned on pledges to end DACA “on day one” and, because DACA is a creation of executive authority, he would have...
by Jeremy Jennings | Oct 28, 2016 | Immigration Law Blog, Naturalization / U.S. Citizenship
The presidential election has generated heightened interest for eligible persons to become U.S. citizens in order to exercise the right to vote. United States Immigration and Citizenship Services reported in mid-September that it had received nearly 1 million...
by Jeremy Jennings | Sep 29, 2016 | Business Immigration, H-1B Visa, Immigration Law Blog
International entrepreneurs could soon have an easier time getting temporary permission to reside in the United States if a new rule proposed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Aug. 26, 2016, is approved and finalized and the individuals...
