Priority Date News Today

Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington Please clarify which date is regarded as the priority date regarding a visa petition? My wife’s mother filed for her in November 2010. However, she got a letter approving the petition in October 2015. As such, please...

Over the past several months, the Department of State (DOS) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have announced additional backlogs in the permanent residence (Green Card) quota system.

Over the past several months, the Department of State (DOS) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have announced additional backlogs in the permanent residence (Green Card) quota...

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) handles all visa petitions, green card applications, and other immigration-related requests.

Employers sponsoring foreign nationals should be aware that some cut-off dates for filing immigrant visa applications in certain employment-based (EB) preference categories have...

Termination of Employment from an Immigration Perspective: Consequences for Not Perfecting a Bona Fide Termination
Ending an employment relationship is never easy.

The U.S. Department of State publishes a Visa Bulletin in the middle of each month that contains information related to current immigrant visa availability (i.e., ability to apply for...

Adjustment of Status (AOS) is the final step of the green card process for foreign nationals based in the U.S. The AOS allows foreign nationals living in the U.S. on nonimmigrant (temporary) status...