The National Interest Waiver (“NIW”) is a streamlined pathway to permanent residence for foreign nationals whose current or prospective work is in the national interest and therefore merits a waiver ...

New policy guidance clarifies that immigrants in the process of securing green cards through marriage could still be deported from the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland ...

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has tightened rules on the use of photographs in immigration applications. Thus ...

Military families head to a hometown baby shower hosted by U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach at the Von Steuben Community Center in Bavaria, Germany, on July 20, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its guidance on October 11, 2024 regarding expedited requests for travel when a requestor in the United States has ‘a pressing or critical ...

USCIS is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual instructing officers to give deference to prior determinations when adjudicating extension requests involving the same parties and facts ...

A USCIS policy change has barred nongovernmental groups from registering voters at administrative naturalization ceremonies. The Immigrants’ Assistance Center (IAC) learned it was unaffected because ...

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On January 1, 2026, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum that places an indefinite hold on all pending applications from individuals coming from countries ...

In late 2025, the US Citizenship and Immigration Service released updated guidance concerning the Violence against Women Act (VAWA) program, which provides specific immigration benefits to survivors ...