USCIS Reminds Applicants for Travel Documents to Apply Early

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Oct 23, 2009 in I-485 Adjustment of Status, News, Travel Documents | 0 comments What is an Advance Parole document?  With the word ‘parole’, does it have something to do with jail? Clients have jokingly pointed out that they are not in jail when told that they need an Advance Parole document to travel outside the United States.  Actually, the Advance Parole document has nothing to do with jail.  It is simply the legal term for a travel...
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USCIS Ombudsman Update on Derivative I-485 Applications

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Oct 23, 2009 in I-485 Adjustment of Status, News, USCIS Office Updates | 0 comments The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service Ombudsman issued an update on what you can do if your I-485 Application for Adjustment has been approved but a family member’s I-485 remains pending.  If a family member’s derivative I-485 adjustment of status application has been pending in excess of 30 days from the approval date of your I-485 case, you should submit the...
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Q/A from Webinar on Immigration and Layoffs

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Mar 17, 2009 in H1B Visas, I-140 Petitions, I-485 Adjustment of Status, News, Other | 0 comments On Wednesday March 11, 2009, our law firm conducted a Webinar for non-immigrant and immigrant employees who have been laid off or think they may get laid off.  The topic of conversation was the impact a layoff would have an on employee’s immigration status.  The following are questions submitted by the Webinar participants.  We felt that providing our responses in a written...
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What Happens to Your Immigration Status if You Are Laid Off?

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Jan 26, 2009 in H1B Visas, I-140 Petitions, I-485 Adjustment of Status, Labor Certification (PERM), News | 2 comments These are tough times.  The country is in a recession and some people are losing their jobs.  If a U.S. citizen or a Lawful Permanent Resident is laid off, they need to worry about paying their bills and finding another job.  When a non-immigrant worker is laid off, they have more than just a job and bills to worry about – they need to worry about their immigration status and...
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Bill To Recapture Immigrant Visas Introduced in Senate

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Aug 8, 2008 in I-485 Adjustment of Status, Visa Bulletin | 0 comments A bill (S.3414) that would recapture family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays was introduced in the U.S. Senate.  Similar to the bill passed by the House Judiciary Subcommittee, this bill would also prevent loses of family and employment-based immigrant visas in the future.   To read the entire text of this bill, please go to THIS...
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House Moves on Immigration Reform Bills

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Aug 4, 2008 in I-485 Adjustment of Status, Visa Bulletin | 0 comments In what could be considered a positive step for at least some immigration reform this year, the House Judiciary Subcommittee held a mark-up session today and approved three pieces of immigration-related legislation. H.R. 6020, sponsored by Representative Lofgren (D-CA), would amend the INA to allow soldiers who have served in support of contingency operations to be eligible for naturalization and...
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