BIA HOLDS THAT ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING A RESPONDENT’S ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR AN INA § 237(a)(1)(H) WAIVER. In a lengthy opinion accompanied by… CONTINUE

Q: Is there an upper limit to how long they can have an L-1 Visa? A: Yes. As with the H-1B’s there is a limit on L’s. L-1A’s are allowed… CONTINUE

BIA HOLDS THAT NEITHER THE IJ NOR THE BOARD HAS JURISDICTION TO REVIEW WHETHER ASYLUM-ONLY PROCEEDINGS WERE IMPROVIDENTLY INSTITUTED VIA REFERRAL UNDER THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM. BIA ALSO HOLDS THAT… CONTINUE

L Visas are issued to the owners and certain employees of international companies, businesses that have been established and are operational outside of the U.S. for at least one year,… CONTINUE

BIA HOLDS THAT THE “STOP-TIME” RULE OF INA § 240A(d)(1), ENDING A CANCELLATION APPLICANT’S PERIOD OF CONTINUOUS RESIDENCE WHEN HE OR SHE IS SERVED WITH A NOTICE TO APPEAR, IS… CONTINUE

Generally what happens is that you take your green card and passport, which is considered a valid indicator of your identity, to a Social Security office and you will be… CONTINUE

U.S. immigration law, which is essentially just a series of lists of who can stay, who has to leave, who cannot come in at all, etc., breaks down everybody coming… CONTINUE

Recently the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service announced that beginning May 22, 2015, the derivative spouses of certain H-1B non-immigrants will be eligible for work authorization. Historically, the spouses of… CONTINUE

BIA HOLDS THAT A RETURNING LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT CANNOT BE REGARDED AS SEEKING ADMISSION AND TREATED AS AN ARRIVING ALIEN AND THUS MAY NOT BE CHARGED WITH INADMISSABILITY UNDER INA… CONTINUE

BIA FINDS AN IMMIGRATION LAWYER WHO HAD HIS LEGAL ASSISTANT IMPERSONATE HIM DURING MULTIPLE TELEPHONIC APPEARANCES BEFORE IMMIGRATION JUDGES WAS APPROPRIATELY SUSPENDED FROM PRACTICE BEFORE THE IMMIGRATION COURTS, THE BIA,… CONTINUE