One Year of the Trump Administration: Some of the Major Changes We’ve Seen in Immigration

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On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump was sworn into office as the 47th President of the United States. He immediately began signing executive orders focused on many controversial political topics, including immigration.  Over the past year, immigration policy, procedure, and legislation have gone through major shifts. Now that we are one year into his presidency, here are a few of the top changes President Trump has made to Read More »

Maintaining F-1 Student Status: Tips to Stay Compliant and Avoid Violations

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The American Immigration Lawyers Association has released recommended guidelines for international students holding an F-1 visa. For an F-1 international student in the United States, the responsibility to maintain immigration status falls to the student. Follow these key guidelines to stay in compliance and avoid jeopardizing your education or legal stay: Maintain Required Documentation F-1 Read More »

USCIS Introduces Online Scheduling Tool for Local Field Appointments

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This summer, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) expanded options for applicants and attorneys to schedule appointments online with local USCIS field offices in two significant ways. Biometric Service Appointments Can Now Be Rescheduled Online In June 2023, USCIS began allowing applicants and attorneys to reschedule most biometrics appointments (appointments for fingerprints, photograph, or Read More »

Clarification of How USCIS Determines the Appropriate O-1B Classification for Those in the Film, Television and Media Industry

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") recently updated the USCIS Policy Manual to explain how officers should determine whether a potential O-1B beneficiary should be evaluated as someone with extraordinary ability in the arts ("O-1B Arts") or extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry ("O-1B MPTV"). While the visa category is the same, Read More »