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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a 48-month extension to the validity period of Permanent Resident Cards for qualifying individuals.

The federal government must continue to address delays in the issuance of special immigration visas (SIVs) for qualifying Afghan and Iraqui individuals even as they challenge the…

The Welcome Corps is a program set up by the U.S. Department of State to enable groups of individual Americans to sponsor a refugee and help them resettle in a community in the…

Waiting for your PERM application submitted by your employer to be approved? Take some proactive steps to help the process along when ready.

The PERM application/I-140 petition is an offer of future employment. The Department of Labor (DOL) focuses on the offered position and if U.S. workers were fairly apprised. USCIS…

USCIS recently announced a policy update that affects the adjustment of status applications filed by asylees and refugees. Residence requirements are outlined.

The Biden administration has an option to extend the authorization for approved employment-based immigrant visa holders, as reported by Forbes. A 2016 memo outlines the potential…

Parole programs offer an individual, who may be inadmissible or otherwise ineligible for admission into the United States, the option to enter the United States on a temporary…

Plans are underway to increase the number of Indian visas processed in hopes of setting a new annual record. In 2022, a return to pre-pandemic levels was achieved for student…

ILBSG recommends securing I-140 approvals under both EB-2 and EB-3 categories as soon as you can to avoid another rush like 2020 and the possibility of an unfavorable federal…