Archives: Important Announcements

NSC Premium Processing Email Notification Failure The Nebraska Service Center’s (NSC) Premium Processing Unit confirmed a lack of email notifications was due to a technical glitch with its system. For several weeks, American Immigration Lawyer Association (AILA) members were not...

NSC is now processing all I-601A Applications for Provisional Unlawful Presence USCIS has confirmed Nebraska Service Center (NSC) is processing all I-601A Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver since 25 February 2018. On, January 29, 2018, USCIS had transferred some...

In the Matter of Jose MARQUEZ CONDE, Respondent BIA Applies Matter of Pickering on a Nationwide Basis The BIA Sustained the respondent’s appeal and remanded the case to the immigration judge for further proceedings, stating that its holding in Matter...

I Am on An H-1 Visa And Have Just Been Laid-Off – What Do I Do Now? by Edward R. LitwinAttorney at Law Introduction Some persons, who are in the United States in H-1 status, have recently been laid-off or...

H-1B Portability Work Authorization Not Applicable to H1B Change of Status Petitions Litwin & Smith has always advised that H1B portability provisions are not applicable in cases where the beneficiary had previously held H1B status, but is currently in another...

DOL Auditing Business Existence During PERM Process Immigration attorneys are reporting Department of Labor PERM audits which request evidence of Business Existence, such as tax returns, business licenses, leases, incorporation paperwork, etc. Such requests appear in the body of the...

Child Born Outside US Out of Wedlock Acquisition of US Citizenship Update The USCIS Policy Manual has been updated to clarify certain requirements for acquisition of U.S. citizenship for children born outside the United States and out of wedlock under...

USCIS Issuing RFEs and NOIDs for Dun & Bradstreet Information Confirm Your Company’s Information in VIBEWhile USCIS may not deny a petition or an application solely based upon information from VIBE. USCIS implicitly requires companies and organizations to create or...