Month: February 2024

A new policy memorandum temporarily extends the validity of civil surgeon endorsements on Form I-693 for adjustment of status applicants. “The endorsement of a civil surgeon on Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, is generally valid for one year. Form I-693 is a requirement and is filed in conjunction with Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence…

The USCIS San Francisco District Office is inviting community members to attend the first national Chinese-language public engagement at the San Francisco Field Office on Thursday, February. 16, 2012 at 10:30AM – 12:00PM. The theme of this session will be “The Naturalization Process: Becoming a United States Citizen.”

This insensitive jerk of a mayor has had 2,000 tacos delivered to his office after he created a firestorm with his controversial comments about the Latino community.  Specifically, when asked about what he would do for the Latino community after the arrest of four police officers accused of racially profiling and bullying Latino residents, he responded on camera: “I might…

A Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) case decided on July 28, 2010, Matter of Graciela Quilantan, 25 I&N Dec. 285 (BIA 2010), which reaffirmed the prior case of Matter of Areguillin, 17 I&N Dec. 308 (BIA 1980) has recently helped a Sacramento man gain lawful permanent residence.  Quilantan holds: “For purposes of establishing eligibility for adjustment of status under section…

A report on immigrant entrepreneurs, authored by the Immigrant Learning Center (ILC) Public Education Institute of Malden, Massachusetts, and a joint effort between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Immigration Policy Center of the American Immigration Council to explore job creation by immigrant entrepreneurs urges policy and action.  This would include creating an “entrepreneur-friendly culture for employment based benefit…

USCIS has announced that it will hold a teleconference on October 4 regarding a change in processing of Form I-601 waivers for those overseas.   “Currently, applicants who reside overseas must file a Form I-601 at a U.S. Embassy or consulate after a consular officer finds the individual inadmissible for a ground that may be waived.  USCIS will be implementing…

“Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of El Salvador for an additional 18 months, beginning March 10, 2012, and ending Sept. 9, 2013.”  For more information, please click on the link for the full article.

The Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) amended the Immigration Nationality Act (INA) by changing who qualifies as a child for immigration purposes.   The CSPA permits certain beneficiaries to retain classification as a “child,” even if he or she has reached the age of 21.  For certain derivative beneficiaries, they must follow a formula to determine if they are eligible to…

“During the first three months of FY 2012, cases disposed of in the nation’s Immigration Courts showed a drop in deportation orders and an increase in the number of individuals allowed to stay in the United States.” There was not a significant increase in administrative closures or terminations, according to the Trac Report.  However, there was a “big jump in…