Many are frustrated by the statutory per-country limit on the number of employment-based immigrants who can enter the U.S. each year.High-skilled individuals come disproportionately from India and China, two very populous countries. 

The recently-closed University of Farmingham, like its predecessor the University of North New Jersey (UNNJ), was a sting operation conducted by the Department of Homeland Security.

A foreign national who entered the U.S. illegally or overstayed his/her visa may be able to get a green card through either a U.S. Citizen (USC) or Lawful Permanent Resident ...

With April 15 looming, undocumented immigrants may be wondering if they should file income taxes. Although tax law requires everyone who earns over a certain amount to file ...

If you are an F-1 student in "duration of status," on February 5 you might wake up having accrued 180 days "unlawful presence." That's even if, to your knowledge, you have never violated your status.

The most recent Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) ruling, a Ninth Circuit appeals decision allowing current recipients to renew their two-year grants of protection, will remain in place until at least next fall.   

Bad luck in the H-1B lottery can land foreign nationals and their employers in a pickle.  Same is true if the employee’s sixth year of H-1B is about to come to a close, and there is not enough time to file a PERM or other immigrant case. 

One method Permanent Residents can use to strengthen their rights and their influence in the U.S. is to become a citizen.  There is no question that all the protections in the Constitution then apply to the individual, and he or she can vote in national elections.

In July, USCIS published a new policy memo allowing USCIS adjudicators to deny immigration-related applications or petitions without first issuing a request for evidence (“RFE”) or a Notice of Intent to Deny (“NOID”).