by Coleman Immigration | Nov 16, 2021 | Recent 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 | Recent 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...
by Coleman Immigration | Jan 5, 2021 | Information & Updates, Recent News
The travel restrictions put in place under Presidential Proclamations 10014 and 10052 in April and June of last year have now been extended through March 31, 2021. The proclamations limit the issuance of both immigrant and non-immigrant visas, including H-1B and L-1...
by Coleman Immigration | Nov 17, 2020 | Recent News
The Trump administration has taken over 400 executive and regulatory actions on immigration since coming into office. While Biden has promised to reverse some of these by executive order, unraveling many others will take much longer. For example, we can expect...
by Coleman Immigration | Jun 23, 2020 | Information & Updates, Recent News
The President has issued another Executive Order concerning immigration due to the “economic contraction resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak.” The order limits the issuance of new visas in the non-immigrant categories H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and J-1 through December 31,...
by Coleman Immigration | Jun 5, 2020 | Recent News
Beginning June 4, 2020, certain USCIS field offices and asylum offices will resume non-emergency face-to-face services to the public. Application Support Centers will resume services later. The Chicago field office is now open. Please note that USCIS has enacted...
