9th Cricuit court of appeals – on Employment Authorization (EAD)….

The grant of employment authorization, pending theapproval of adjustment of status to that of a Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) under 8 U.S.C. § 1255, does not confer admission status on an undocumented alien (one who enteredwithout inspection or authorization and has not otherwise been admitted) for purposes of calculating seven years of continuous residence under…

USCIS Policy Memo – Requests to Expedite Application Form I-601 Waiver for applicants (May 9, 2011)

Requests to Expedite Adjudication of Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility, filed by individuals outside the United States; Adjudicator’s Field Manual(AFM) Update AD11-10 Purpose This Policy Memorandum (PM) provides guidelines on how U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) processes requests to expedite the adjudication of Forms I-601 filed by individuals outside the United States.  These…

USCIS Temporarily Suspends VIBE in the H-2A Program

Due to the time-sensitive nature of agricultural work, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS) expedites all H-2A “temporary or seasonal agricultural worker” petitions. However, somerecent H-2A petitions have experienced unexpected delays due to Requests for Evidence (RFEs)resulting from the use of the Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises (VIBE). As delays inadjudication are especially burdensome for H-2A…

What happens if you leave the United States for too long while you are on a greencard!