The 30/60 Day Rule
NOTE: As of September 1, 2017, the U.S. Department of State replaced the 30/60 Day Rule with the 90 Day Rule which establishes a presumption of a willful misrepresentation in the event that an alien takes any action within 90 days of entry that is inconsistent with the terms of his or her nonimmigrant status…
Responding to a Request for Evidence
After practicing in the field of Immigration law for more than 18 years, its easy to note the increasing trend of the USCIS in generating Requests for Evidence (RFE’s) in response to nearly every type of application or petition for Immigration benefits that is filed in the U.S. Back in the “old days”, some of…
I-601A Provisional Waiver for Unlawful Presence
I decided to kick off my blog with a post about the new I-601 Provisional Waiver for Unlawful Presence which takes effect today – March 4, 2013. In short, this new provisional waiver allows immigrant visa applicants who are spouses, children and/or parents of U.S. citizens to apply for a waiver BEFORE they leave the…
