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July 1, 2024 at 3:00 PM

Supreme Court's Decision Makes It Easier To Challenge Immigration Denials

Schedule Legal Consultation Supreme Court's Decision Makes It Easier To Challenge Immigration Denials On June 28, 2024, the US Supreme Court overturned the Chevron Deference Doctrine. In Chevron, the Supreme Court held in 1984 that when …

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June 19, 2024 at 3:00 PM

Biden’s Program to Help Undocumented Spouses of US Citizens

Schedule Legal Consultation Biden Program to Help Undocumented Spouses of US Citizens On June 18, 2024, President Biden announced a program which would enable over 500,000 undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens to apply for green cards wi…

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March 4, 2024 at 4:00 PM

NEW USCIS FILING FEES COMING APRIL 1, 2024

Schedule Legal Consultation NEW USCIS FILING FEES  COMING APRIL 1, 2024 On April 1, 2024, USCIS filing fees will dramatically increase. The chart below details the new USCIS filing fees which are scheduled to take effect on April 1, 202…

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February 22, 2024 at 9:46 PM

USCIS PREMIUM PROCESSING FEES TO INCREASE ON FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Schedule Legal Consultation USCIS PREMIUM PROCESSING FEES TO INCREASE ON FEBRUARY 26, 2024 Premium processing allows petitioners to pay an additional filing fee to expedite the adjudication of certain forms, generally within 15 days. Th…

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December 6, 2023 at 4:01 PM

Ending Chevron Deference Will Make It Easier To Challenge Immigration Denials

Schedule Legal Consultation Ending Chevron Deference Will Make It Easier To Challenge Immigration Denials On January 17, 2024, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in 2 cases where the Chevron Deference Doctrine is a key issue: …

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September 25, 2023 at 3:02 PM

Immigration – How To Prepare For A Government Shutdown

Schedule Legal Consultation Immigration – How To Prepare For A Government Shutdown So far, Congress has not passed any of the spending bills needed to keep the government open beyond September 30, 2023. Unless these appropriations bills …

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September 19, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Outlook For Employment-Based Green Cards In 2023-2024

Schedule Legal Consultation Outlook For Employment-Based Green Cards In 2023-2024 The scenario for employment-based green cards starting on October 1, 2023 looks good in the short term, but is terrible for the United States in the long ru…

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February 28, 2023 at 4:02 PM

Senator Feinstein And Her Unknown Immigration Legacy

Schedule Legal Consultation Senator Feinstein And Her Unknown Immigration Legacy On February 14, 2023, Senator Dianne Feinstein announced that she plans to retire from the U.S. Senate when her current term expires. Senator Feinstein has…

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February 17, 2023 at 5:46 PM

CSPA AGE CALCULATION - WHY THE USCIS’S NEW POLICY FALLS SHORT

Schedule Legal Consultation CSPA AGE CALCULATION WHY THE USCIS’S NEW POLICY FALLS SHORT On February 14, 2023, the USCIS issued new guidance in it’s policy manual to update when an immigrant visa number “becomes available” in calculating a…

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January 9, 2023 at 5:48 PM

USCIS Proposes Dramatic Hike In Immigration Filing Fees

Schedule Legal Consultation USCIS Proposes Dramatic Hike In Immigration Filing Fees On January 4, 2023, USCIS proposed a rule which would dramatically increase immigration filing fees, particularly for employment-based petitioners. The ru…

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December 12, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Why We Need to Fix Our Broken Legal Immigration System Now

Schedule Legal Consultation Why We Need to Fix Our Broken Legal Immigration System Now On December 7, 2022, the USCIS released their Fiscal Year 2022 Progress Report. The 14-page report summarizes the steps that the agency has taken to: …

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September 13, 2022 at 3:01 PM

EB2 India Retrogression - Why We Need Immigration Reform Now

Schedule Legal Consultation EB2 India Retrogression - Why We Need Immigration Reform Now In the October 2022 Visa Bulletin, the Dates of Filing Chart shows that EB2 India will retrogress well over 2 years to May 1, 2012. A 10-year wait …

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June 28, 2022 at 3:17 PM

3 Recent Supreme Court Immigration Decisions

Schedule Legal Consultation 3 Recent Supreme Court Immigration Decisions Supreme CourtDuring May and June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued 3 decisions regarding federal immigration law, each of which severely limits the rights of immig…

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June 20, 2022 at 3:01 PM

Forgotten Dreamers and Our Hidden Dreams

Schedule Legal Consultation Forgotten Dreamers and Our Hidden Dreams  by Sumana Kaluvai, Lead Director & Co-Founder of the Hidden Dream When Mr. Shusterman first asked if I wanted to write this piece I was ecstatic. But I had no idea…

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March 3, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Recruiting International Nurses - March 9 Webinar

Schedule Legal Consultation Recruiting International Nurses  March 9 Webinar On March 9, I will be conducting a webinar for the Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) explaining to employers across the U.S. how to go about re…

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January 24, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Biden Makes It Easier For STEM Professionals To Get OPT, Work Visas & Green Cards

Schedule Legal Consultation Biden Makes It Easier For STEM Professionals To Get OPT, Work Visas & Green Cards On January 21, 2022, the Biden Administration announced a number of reforms to benefit the U.S. economy by making it easier …

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January 3, 2022 at 4:00 PM

International RNs: An Employer Guide To Getting Green Cards & Work Visas

Schedule Legal Consultation International RNs: An Employers Guide To Getting Green Cards & Work Visas The shortage of Registered Nurses (RNs) in the U.S. continues to expand as the COVID-19 crisis drags on.  With more than half a mil…

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September 20, 2021 at 3:00 PM

New Bill Would Reduce Immigration Backlogs

Schedule Legal Consultation New Bill Would Reduce Immigration Backlogs People who are have been stuck in long backlogs in the employment-based (EB) and family-based (FB) preference categories for many years could benefit from a bill that …

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August 30, 2021 at 4:00 PM

COVID-19 Vaccine Required For Most Green Card Applicants

Schedule Legal Consultation COVID-19 Vaccine Required For Most Green Card Applicants The Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued an order on August 25, 2021 which requires most green card applicants to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and be fu…

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August 16, 2021 at 3:01 PM

Great News For U.S. Employers: Employment-Based Immigration Doubles

Schedule Legal Consultation Great News for U.S. Employers: Employment-Based Immigration Doubles The new government fiscal year which starts on October 1, 2021 will be the best year ever for employment-based immigration. Generally, 140,0…

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July 12, 2021 at 3:30 PM

How A Defective NTA Can Save You From Deportation

Schedule Legal Consultation How A Defective NTA Can Save You From Deportation In April 2021, the US Supreme Court held that a defective NTA does not give the government jurisdiction to place a person in removal proceedings. An NTA is a N…

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June 7, 2021 at 3:38 PM

Procecutorial Discretion Is Back! Who Benefits?

Schedule Legal Consultation Procecutorial Discretion Is Back! Who Benefits? On May 27, 2021, John Trasvi?a, the Principal Legal Advisor for ICE, sent a memo to government attorneys enabling them to use prosecutorial discretion to dismiss…

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April 30, 2021 at 3:00 PM

New Supreme Court Decision Could Save You From Deportation

Schedule Legal Consultation New Supreme Court Decision Could Save You From Deportation On April 29, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Niz-Chavez v. Garland that could save thousands of immigrants from deportation. Justice …

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March 15, 2021 at 3:00 PM

You Can Join Chats With Charlie Starting March 17, 2021

Schedule Legal Consultation You Can Join Chats With Charlie Starting March 17, 2021 If you are interested in knowing how the dates in the Visa Bulletin will advance or retrogress in the future, we are thrilled to tell you about the best w…

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February 22, 2021 at 4:00 PM

U.S. Citizenship Act Of 2021 - Impact On Legal Immigration

Schedule Legal Consultation U.S. Citizenship Act Of 2021  Impact On Legal Immigration The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 was introduced in the House of Representatives on February 18 and in the Senate on February 22. Much has been written …

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February 8, 2021 at 4:00 PM

H-1B Online Registration Starts March 9, 2021

Schedule Legal Consultation H-1B Online Registration Starts March 9, 2021 The USCIS announced that employers subject to the H-1B cap can begin registering online at noon Eastern Time on March 9, 2021.  H-1B Online Registration will end at…

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February 4, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Shusterman's Upcoming Immigration Seminars

Schedule Legal Consultation Shusterman's Upcoming Immigration Seminars Attorney Carl Shusterman speaks at immigration seminars on a frequent basis. He also participates in online webinars and provides immigration information to a wide v…

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January 25, 2021 at 6:00 PM

U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021

Schedule Legal Consultation U.S. Citizenship Act Of 2021 On January 20, 2021, President Biden sent the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 to Congress. The bill would modernize our immigration system and provide a pathway to citizenship for undo…

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January 21, 2021 at 4:09 PM

President Biden Signs 6 Immigration Executive Orders

Schedule Legal Consultation President Biden Signs 6 Immigration Executive Orders On his first day in office on January 20, 2021, President Biden signed 6 immigration Executive Orders. It is expected that the President will be signing many…

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December 28, 2020 at 6:48 PM

Biden and Congress need to act to keep immigrant families together

Schedule Legal Consultation Biden and Congress Need to Act to Keep Immigrant Families Together President-Elect Biden and Congress have the opportunity to act on an important, if much overlooked, immigration issue in 2021. The passage of…

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November 9, 2020 at 4:01 PM

Biden Immigration Plan - 7 Important Take-Aways

Schedule Legal Consultation THE BIDEN IMMIGRATION PLAN The Biden Immigration Plan would restore and improve our current immigration system.  Some of these changes can be implemented within the first 100 days of the Biden Presidency, othe…

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October 28, 2020 at 3:33 PM

Immigration And The Pandemic

Schedule Legal Consultation Immigration And The Pandemic Trump's New Policy Will Increase Deaths When Donald Trump ran for President in 2016, he repeatedly criticized President Obama for implementing DACA without going through Congress. I…

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January 20, 2020 at 4:27 PM

February2020 Visa Bulletin

Law Office of Carl Shusterman Dear John,         January 20, 2020 Related Links Visa Bulletin Predictions AOS Filing Charts (USCIS) Green Cards through Employment Green Cards through Family     February 2020 Visa Bulletin Employment-Based Categories EB-…

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January 13, 2020 at 4:27 PM

USCIS Processing Times Continue to Rise

Law Office of Carl Shusterman Dear John,         January 13, 2020 Related Links Check Case Processing Times (USCIS) Historical Average Processing Times (USCIS) Visa Appointment Wait Time (DOS) AAO Appeals Processing Times     USCIS Processing TimesContinue t…

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December 30, 2019 at 4:27 PM

Shusterman's Immigration Update (January 2020)

Law Office of Carl Shusterman Dear John, Having trouble viewing this email? Click here         Volume 25, Number 1January 2020 Table of Contents 1. Good Moral Character Rules Restricted by USCIS 2. January 2020 State Department Visa Bulletin 3. Visa Bulletin Predictions…

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December 19, 2019 at 4:27 PM

January 2020 Visa Bulletin

Law Office of Carl Shusterman Dear John, Having trouble viewing this email? Click here         December 19, 2019 Related Links Visa Bulletin Predictions Priority Date EB Green Cards: How to Speed Up Your Case Family Green Cards: How to Speed Up Your Case     …

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December 9, 2019 at 4:27 PM

H-1B Online Registration Starts On March 1, 2020

Law Office of Carl Shusterman Dear John, Having trouble viewing this email? Click here         December 9, 2019 Related Links Tech Visa Denials Spike H-1B Visa Registration System H-1B News Challenging H-1B Denials in Federal Court     H-1B Online Registrat…

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November 25, 2019 at 4:27 PM

Shusterman's Immigration Update (December 2019)

Law Office of Carl Shusterman Dear John, Having trouble viewing this email? Click here         Volume 24, Number 12December 2019 Table of Contents 1. Restrictive Immigration Rules Proposed: What You Need to Know 2. December 2019 State Department Visa Bulletin 3. Visa Bu…

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November 15, 2019 at 4:55 PM

USCIS Proposes Huge Filing Fee Increases

Law Office of Carl Shusterman Dear John, Having trouble viewing this email? Click here         November 15, 2019 Related Links USCIS Proposed Rule Comment on Proposed Rule Increase in Citizenship Fees Fees for Asylum Applications     USCIS Proposes Huge Fil…

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November 12, 2019 at 6:01 PM

Supreme Court DACA Case

Law Office of Carl Shusterman Dear John, Having trouble viewing this email? Click here         November 12, 2019 Related Links DACA DACA Resourses DHS Memo Rescinding DACA Administration's Plot to End DACA     Supreme Court DACA Case Supreme Court DACA …

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October 28, 2019 at 3:27 PM

Shusterman's Immigration Update (November 2019)

Law Office of Carl Shusterman Dear John, Having trouble viewing this email? Click here         Volume 24, Number 10November 2019 Table of Contents 1. New Health Insurance Requirement - Who Does It Apply To? 2. November 2019 Visa Bulletin 3. Visa Bulletin Predictions fo…

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October 17, 2019 at 6:03 PM

November 2019 Visa Bulletin

Law Office of Carl Shusterman Dear John, Having trouble viewing this email? Click here         October 17, 2019 Related Links Visa Bulletin Predictions EB Immigration: How to Speed Up Your Case FB Immigration: How to Speed Up Your Case Adjustment of Status Filing Chart…

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October 11, 2019 at 4:30 PM

Immigration Could Be Cut in Half Soon - How to Cope with the New Public Charge Rule

Law Office of Carl Shusterman Dear John, Having trouble viewing this email? Click here         October 11, 2019 Related Links Public Charge Rule is Expanded Healthcare Insurance Requirement Protecting Immigrant Families I-944 - Declaration of Self Sufficiency   …

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September 30, 2019 at 3:27 PM

Shusterman's Immigration Update (October 2019)

Law Office of Carl Shusterman Dear John, Having trouble viewing this email? Click here         Volume 24, Number 9October 2019 Table of Contents 1. S386 and the Future of Employment Based Immigration 2. October 2019 Visa Bulletin 3. Visa Bulletin Predictions for FY2019…

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September 18, 2019 at 4:48 PM

October 2019 Visa Bulletin - A Mixed Blessing

Law Office of Carl Shusterman Dear John, Having trouble viewing this email? Click here         September 18, 2019 Related Links Visa Bulletin Predictions Visa Bulletins (2002-Present) Understanding the Visa Bulletin: EB Categories Understanding the Visa Bulletin: FB Ca…

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August 19, 2019 at 3:27 PM

Public Charge Rule is Expanded - How Does This Affect You?

Law Office of Carl Shusterman Dear John, Having trouble viewing this email? Click here         August 19, 2019 Related Links USCIS Announces Public Charge Rule New Public Charge Rule 13 States Sue DHS California Sues DHS     Public Charge Rule is ExpandedHo…

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August 12, 2019 at 3:27 PM

Green Cards for Caregivers - The Perfect Time to Apply

Law Office of Carl Shusterman Dear John, Having trouble viewing this email? Click here         August 12, 2019 Related Links Home Health Care System - Shortage of Workers Green Card Through Employment PERM Registered Nurse Immigration Guide     Green Cards …

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August 5, 2019 at 3:27 PM

Green Card Marriage Interview - Tips on How to Prepare

Law Office of Carl Shusterman Dear John, Having trouble viewing this email? Click here         August 5, 2019 Related Links Would You Pass the Immigration Marriage Exam? Green Card Through Marriage Green Card Marriage Questions USCIS Processing Times I-751 Waivers Whe…

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July 29, 2019 at 3:28 PM

Shusterman's Immigration Update (August 2019)

Law Office of Carl Shusterman Dear John, Having trouble viewing this email? Click here         Volume 24, Number 8August 2019 Table of Contents 1. BELIEVE Act - The Right Way to Reform EB Immigration 2. August 2019 Visa Bulletin 3. Visa Bulletin Predictions for FY2019 …

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July 24, 2019 at 4:34 PM

New EB-5 Rule Published by USCIS - Higher Investment Amounts Required

Law Office of Carl Shusterman Dear John, Having trouble viewing this email? Click here         July 24, 2019 Related Links EB-5 Investor Program Final EB-5 Rule EB-5 Investor Green Cards List of Regional Centers     New EB-5 Rule Published by USCISHigher In…

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