As part of our credit card payment pilot program, the USCIS service centers are now accepting credit card payments using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions, for most forms. The goal of this pilot is to bring USCIS one step closer to accepting digital payments using a credit card at all service centers. This program […]
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COVID-19 Vaccination Required for Immigration Medical Examinations
Release Date 09/14/2021 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that, effective Oct. 1, 2021, applicants subject to the immigration medical examination must complete the COVID-19 vaccine series before the civil surgeon can complete an immigration medical examination and sign Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record. We are updating our policy guidance in accordance […]
Biden undoes Trump-era public benefits immigration rule
NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration has officially undone a Trump-era rule that barred immigrants from gaining legal residency if they had utilized certain government benefits, allowing for a return to a previous policy with a narrower scope. The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday said a new regulation for the “public charge” rule […]
International Entrepreneur Parole Rule
In 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) put the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER) back into action, allowing business owners to apply for a temporary travel visa if their business is determined to provide “significant public benefit.” The business may be a start-up. The International Entrepreneur Rule (IER) grants the entrepreneur a VISA for 30 […]
Cyber Law TV Clip
Here is an interview with the popular Russian News Channel RTVI where I was featured to talk about the hacking of New York City’s Law Department and the world of cyber criminality in general.
Obama’s Immigration Executive Order
On November 20, 2015 President Barack Obama issued a major executive action on immigration policy, in which he offered temporary legal status to millions of illegal immigrants, along with an…