by Coleman Immigration | Jun 23, 2023 | Immigration News, Information & Updates
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced that COVID-19 temporary flexibilities for Form I-9 will end July 31, 2023. Employers must complete in-person document inspections for employees whose documents were inspected remotely during the flexibilities by...
by Coleman Immigration | Jun 15, 2023 | Immigration News, Information & Updates
USCIS announced on 6/12/2023 the expansion of Premium Processing for applicants filing Form I-539 and seeking a change to status to F, M or J non-immigrant status. Online filing for Premium Processing will also be available for these applicants. Premium Processing for...
by Coleman Immigration | Sep 30, 2022 | Immigration News
USCIS issued an extension, from September 30, 2022, to March 31, 2023, of the temporary waiver of the “60-day rule” requiring that the civil surgeon’s signature on an otherwise valid Form I-693 be dated no more than 60 days before the applicant files the application...
by Coleman Immigration | Apr 6, 2022 | Immigration News
USCIS has announced that L-2 and E dependent spouses are no longer required to apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) to work in the United States. Instead, L-2 and E dependent spouses are authorized to work in the United States simply by virtue of...
by Coleman Immigration | Nov 16, 2021 | Immigration News
On 11/12/2021, USCIS issued a memo stating that E and L dependent spouses will now be employment authorized incident to their status. This change means that E and L dependent spouses are no longer required to request an employment authorization document (EAD) to...
by Coleman Immigration | Mar 16, 2021 | Immigration News
In August 2019, the Trump Administration finalized a draconian version of what is known as the “public charge” rule, requiring “self-sufficiency” and making it much harder for low-income immigrants to obtain permanent residence. Moreover, the rule change created...