Shihab Burke, Fiancé Visa & Family Immigration Services

11/14/2022

05/23/2022

Those seeking to adjust status and become a permanent resident must, for the most part, submit a medical examination along with their adjustment application. The medical exam, done on Form I-693, is to ensure that you have no inadmissible related health conditions. This mainly refers to infectious diseases that are of public health concern.

Medical examinations are a common part of the US immigration process—and they can be intimidating. Here are some of the most common concerns.

05/19/2022

Most people who apply for adjustment of status (AOS) also apply for an employment authorization document (EAD) and advance parole (AP) at the same time. Because of the lengthy processing times for AOS applications, your EAD and AP will likely be approved prior to your green card. Using those benefits, however, comes with consequences you should be aware of beforehand.

After filing for AOS, you will be granted an EAD/AP card. Before abandoning your nonimmigrant status by using your EAD/AP, consider the following.

04/12/2022

Waiting for your adjustment of status to be processed and approved can be a painfully slow process. For many people, it can take years and years for their priority date to become current and a visa to be available. Even then, you still have to file your adjustment of status and wait for it to be processed by USCIS. Long USCIS processing times have only made the wait worse.

USCIS processing times are slow. Use these tips to make sure your adjustment of status case moves forward as efficiently as possible!

04/11/2022

USCIS has faced increasing backlogs across the entire agency, and several factors have made these backlogs even worse in recent years. The immigration policies of the prior administration created the “invisible wall” of bureaucratic processing delays for an agency that was already mismanaging its funds. The current pandemic, along with lack of resources, have exacerbated the issues USCIS faces.

On Tuesday, March 29, USCIS announced plans to address backlogs, expand premium processing, and increase access to employment authorization.

03/26/2022

Applications for permanent residency must include a lot of documentation. USCIS and Department of State require documentation of your birth. Ideally, this is achieved by submitting your birth certificate with your application. A birth certificate establishes the applicant’s country of citizenship and familial relationships, which helps to show eligibility for permanent residency.

Applicants for permanent residency must include their birth certificate in their applications. However, there are several requirements that your birth certificate must meet.

03/12/2022

The Form I-485 Supplement J is a relatively new form. As its name suggests, it is a supplemental form to the Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. While the Supplement J is used in employment-based adjustment of status applications to confirm a bona fide job offer still exists or to request “portability” to a new job offer, there are several other uses for it

Form I-485 Supplement J is a relatively new supplemental form. There are various to submit one. Find some of those reasons below.

03/11/2022

Recently, USCIS has been approving Employment Authorization documents (EADs) without approving advance parole travel documents (APs) at the same time even though both applications were filed together.

For the past ten or so years, USCIS has normally issued EAD/AP cards, or combo cards, when applicants applied for employment authorization and advance parole at the same time.

USCIS has increasingly been approving EADs without approving APs; are combo cards gone forever?

02/16/2022

On January 21, 2022, the Departments of State and Homeland Security announced new policies with the goal of attracting and retaining more STEM talent to the US. Below is an explanation of the key changes and clarifications.
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The Biden Administration announced updated policies and increased clarifications regarding STEM immigration programs.