Immigration news & commentary
Updates and analysis from the Law Offices of Rajiv S. Khanna, PC.
Filing Location Change for Form I-751
On Sep. 10, USCIS changed the filing location for Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. This form was previously filed at the California and Vermont service centers. Now, petitioners must send Form I-751 to a USCIS Lockbox facility. However, the California, Nebraska, Vermont, and T...
By Rajiv S. KhannaUSCIS Sending Text and Email Messages About Online Filing
USCIS is sending text and email messages between Sept. 17 and Sept. 20, 2018, about filing Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card online. If you are a lawful permanent resident and your Green Card has expired or is about to expire, or if you need to replace it for another reason,...
By Rajiv S. KhannaUSCIS Reissues Receipt Notices for Extensions of Conditional Permanent Resident Status
On Oct. 16, 2018, USCIS began issuing new receipt notices for certain Forms I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, to replace previously issued receipt notices containing inaccurate information.
By Rajiv S. KhannaUSCIS Continuing Form I-751 Data Entry
USCIS has completed receipting and data entry for all filings of Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, received between May 1 and Sept. 9, 2018. Petitioners should receive receipt notices by Oct. 22, 2018.
By Rajiv S. KhannaI-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card
Did you get an email (PDF, 438 KB), a text message, or a postcard (PDF, 1.06 MB) from USCIS letting you know that you can file Form I-90 online? If you did, it should look like one of these examples. Official communications sent by USCIS:
By Rajiv S. KhannaUSCIS Revises Interview Waiver Guidance for Form I-751
USCIS has issued a policy memorandum (PDF, 115 KB) (PM) providing guidance to USCIS officers on when to consider waiving the interview requirement for Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. This PM goes into effect on December 10, 2018 and applies to all Form I-751 petitions receive...
By Rajiv S. KhannaSenate Immigration Reform Bill may be introduced by Thursday 11 April
10 April 2013The Senate version of the Bill is believed to be ready and may be introduced as early as this Thursday. It should not be delayed beyond early next week.
By Rajiv S. KhannaThree Versions of Bill Number S.744 for the 113th Congress
1 . Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (Introduced in Senate - IS)[S.744.IS][PDF]
By Rajiv S. KhannaImmigration Plans Not Final Yet - White House
According to "ABC News " The White House on Wednesday cautioned against making assumptions about President Barack Obama's changes to immigration rules based on a new federal contract proposal from the Homeland Security Department to buy enough supplies to make as many as 34 million immigrant work pe...
By Rajiv S. KhannaExecutive Actions on Immigration - USCIS
On November 20, 2014, the President announced a series of executive actions to crack down on illegal immigration at the border, prioritize deporting felons not families, and require certain undocumented immigrants to pass a criminal background check and pay taxes in order to temporarily stay in the...
By Rajiv S. KhannaInvestment Scams Exploit Immigrant Investor Program
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are jointly issuing this Investor Alert to warn individual investors about fraudulent investment scams that exploit the Immigrant Investor Program, also known as “EB-...
By Rajiv S. KhannaUSCIS to Begin Triennial Investment and Revenue Threshold Updates for International Entrepreneur Rule
Release Date 07/24/2024 Effective Oct. 1, 2024, USCIS will increase the investment and revenue thresholds under the International Entrepreneur Rule, as required every three years. The application fee will not change, however. Background
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