Fil-Am Paralegal Services

04/28/2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today new designs to improve security of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs). USCIS will begin issuing the redesigned cards on Jan. 30, 2023.

06/17/2016

Tet Dojillo

The Filipino World War II Veterans Parole (FWVP) Program, effective June 8, 2016, allows certain eligible U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (LPRs) to request parole for their eligible famil

11/10/2015

Understanding Where We’re at and What Comes Next in DACA/DAPA Case -

See more at: http://immigrationimpact.com/2015/11/10/fifth-circuit-immigration/ .X63yV3Se.dpuf

07/15/2015

CBP Begins Testing an Enhanced Handheld Mobile Device to Collect Biometric Exit Data

http://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/2015-07-14-000000/cbp-begins-testing-enhanced-handheld-mobile-device

CBP alert that it is collecting biographic/biometric data from a limited number of foreign national travelers departing the U.S. from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport using an enhanced mobile device. Biometrics will be compared to biometrics collected when traveler entered the U.S.

05/22/2015

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director León Rodríguez announced today that, effective May 26, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants who are seeking…

04/28/2015

EB-3 PHILIPPINES VISA RETROGRESSION.

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04/16/2015

The exhaustion of the yearly “H-1B cap” shows that our immigration laws and policies are out of touch with business and economic demands.

04/16/2015

This ruling could be a sneak preview into how the court will view the Texas-led challenge to the President’s Immigration Action.

04/14/2015

On April 27, 2015, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin premium processing for cap-subject H-1B petitions requesting premium processing, including petitions seeking an exemption for individuals with a U.S. master’s degree or higher. USCIS first announced in a news release tha…

04/10/2015

Patrick Taurel, American Immigration Council's DACA Legal Services Fellow, provides updates on two rulings made this week in Crane v. Johnson and Texas v. United States regarding President Obama's 2012 and 2014 deferred action programs.

01/08/2015

In the January 2015 VOICE, learn about collaborating with criminal defense counsel, resisting the pressure to reduce your fees, proving extreme hardship for a relative based on health issues, expanding your professional network with AILA’s free tools, and more!