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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status. less -

Parole in Place for U.S. Citizens’ Spouses: What (Little) We Know Before August 19 Start

Dickinson Wright on 8/16/2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) continues to keep spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens in suspense regarding the process and requirements for filings that may be made on Monday, August 19, 2024, for...more

New Legalization Processes for U.S. Citizen Spouses and Dreamers Will Start on August 19, 2024

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/6/2024

On June 18, 2024, the White House unveiled two new initiatives to provide a faster path to work authorization for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients—also called Dreamers—and other undocumented...more

Cozen O'Connor Immigration Catch Up: October 2023

Cozen O'Connor on 11/7/2023

October 2023 not only provided amazing Halloween costumes but big updates to the United States and global immigration. The Cozen O’Connor catch-up this month highlights these changes and provides the details you need to...more

Temporary Waiver of “60 Day Rule” Signature Validity for Form I-693 Extended

Burr & Forman on 11/10/2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced an extension to its waiver of the civil surgeon signature validity requirement for Form I-693. Form I-693 is the Report of Medical Examination and...more

Judge Says Canadian Physicians Are Eligible for H-1B Admission Regardless of the J-1 Two-Year Foreign Residency Requirement

UB Greensfelder LLP on 4/1/2019

A federal judge in New York has ruled that Canadian physicians who are subject to the J-1 two-year foreign residency requirement may enter the United States in H-1B status, even though they have not spent two years in Canada...more

An Ounce of Prevention: Employing Foreign National Physicians in Physician Shortage Areas

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/26/2016

Sponsoring a waiver for a J-1 “exchange visitor” can be a good way for healthcare employers to attract talented physicians to vacancies in underserved areas. Here is an example of how the J-1 process works and can help...more

U.S. Immigration Benefits Available to Same-Sex Spouses

Morgan Lewis on 7/29/2013

USCIS issues expanded and revised FAQ in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision overturning DOMA. ...more

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