Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors, USCIS is experiencing delays in issuing receipt notices for some applications and …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on January, 11, 2021
Based on what President-Elect Joe Biden has said in the past, here is what to expect in six key immigration policy …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on November, 12, 2020
On July 11, 2020, the Department of State that beginning on July 15, 2020, Consulate posts may begin a phased reopening of …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on July, 16, 2020
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is preparing some domestic offices to reopen and resume non-emergency public services on or …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on May, 27, 2020
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently announced new procedures for interviews for Green Cards or Naturalization …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on December, 24, 2020
My office has been receiving quite a few queries regarding U.S. green card holders who are outside of the U.S. for a considerable period …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on August, 04, 2020
On June 22, 2020, President Trump signed an executive order that will suspend the entry of foreign nationals in the H-1B, L-1, H-2B, J-1 …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on June, 23, 2020
On April 20, President Trump tweeted, “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on April, 21, 2020
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently announced that it would be updating the naturalization civics test for the …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on November, 17, 2020
In recent weeks, my organization, American Immigration Lawyers Association, has received reports from its attorney members of delays in …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on July, 16, 2020
For the past several months during the COVID-19 period, USCIS temporarily suspended premium processing on its cases. We …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on June, 01, 2020
The spread of COVID-19 is triggering changes to U.S. immigration policies, procedures and enforcement. Every day, we are receiving …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on April, 14, 2020
