Background The Final Rule, issued in August and originally scheduled to be effective in October, prescribes how DHS would determine whether an alien is inadmissible to the United States based on the alien’s likelihood of becoming a public charge at any time in the...

Purpose of Optional Practical Training (OPT) for F-1 Students OPT provides practical training experience that directly relates to an F-1 student’s major area of study  An F-1 student authorized for OPT may work up to 20 hours per week while school is in session and...

What is Nunc Pro Tunc? Nunc Pro Tunc is a Latin phrase which means "Now for then" How Nunc Pro Tunc Can be Used in The Case of Extensions or Status Change Date? A request to change or extend status typically must be filed before the current nonimmigrant status...

  What is EB-1? Employment-Based Immigration First Preference is called EB-1. A foreign national may be eligible for an employment-based, first-preference visa:  If they have an extraordinary ability An outstanding professor or researcher A multinational...

What is The Importance of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution The Fourteenth Amendment addresses many aspects of citizenship and the rights of citizens. Amendment XIV: Section 1 All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the...

Winds of Change in USCIS Immigration Requirements U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) generated a policy memo to update the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the effect of travel outside the United States by temporary protected status (TPS) beneficiaries...