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By: Reuben Seguritan   The USCIS has been plagued with delays in processing petitions and applications since President Trump took office in 2017. The USCIS admits that there is a net backlog in all of their cases. Net backlog means that the active cases are past their targeted time completion goal. Millions of cases are Read the full article…

By: Reuben Seguritan   The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) states that an alien convicted of two or more crimes involving moral turpitude, not arising out of a single scheme of criminal misconduct is removable from the United States. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) defines a “crime involving moral turpitude” as one which is Read the full article…

By Reuben Seguritan   The H-1B program allows companies located in the US to hire foreign nationals for certain occupations which require a bachelor’s degree or higher. The jobs may be in the science, engineering, teaching, health and legal professions. The H-1B visa is a nonimmigrant temporary work visa.   There are 2 caps, namely Read the full article…

By Reuben Seguritan A person who enters the US with a K-1 (fiancé(e)) visa must marry the US citizen petitioner- fiancé(e) within 90 days from entering the US. If the K-1 visa fiancé(e) has a child, the child may also enter the US with a K-2 visa. The child must be less than 21 years Read the full article…