Cite as “AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 15010840 (posted Jan. 8, 2015)” AILA has been advised that effective Monday, January 12, 2015, the National Visa Center (NVC) will begin responding to e-mail and telephonic inquiries from attorneys and the public on nonimmigrant visa cases. With this change, the NVC will be the single point of contact…
Release Date: January 07, 2015 WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of El Salvador for an additional 18 months, effective March 10, 2015, through Sept. 9, 2016. Current TPS El Salvador beneficiaries seeking to extend their TPS must re-register during the 60-day re-registration period that runs…
Summary The National Visa Center (NVC) will cease collecting original civil documents in support of immigrant visa (IV) applications as of November 12, 2014. Most applicants will be required to submit photocopies of supporting documents (such as birth, marriage, and police certificates) and will be instructed to take their original documents to their interviews for…
Cite as “AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 14122244 (posted Dec. 22, 2014)” President Obama’s announced administrative relief has created some confusion about who might be eligible for expanded DACA and the new DAPA program. This consumer alert offers a one-page summary of eligibility and warns against scammers and notaries. CONSUMER ADVISORY THE PRESIDENT’S IMMIGRATION ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS…