During the presidential campaign, president-elect Donald Trump said he plans to do away with the DACA program. Trump has provided no specifics, and has not said when this might happen. DACA was authorized in 2012 by the Department of Homeland Security. Eligible undocumented persons who came to the U.S. as children got work authorization, protection from… Read More »
Immigration in the Trump Administration
Immigration lawyers are as unsure and uneasy as our clients about what the new Trump Administration has in store. AILA (the American Immigration Lawyers Association – of which immigration attorney Lynn Olinger has been a member for 15 years), released this YouTube video last month. We’ll keep you updated as soon as we learn more.
USCIS Filing Fee Increase
USCIS announced its filing fee increase. Effective December 23, 2016 applications and petitions must include the new fee. USCIS has a webpage with the old and new fees, here. We’ve also reprinted it for you, below: Immigration Benefit Request New Fee ($) Old Fee ($) G–1041 Genealogy Index Search Request 65 20 G–1041A Genealogy Records Request… Read More »
6 Reasons We Like The Small Business Visa (E2)
For people from any of the 80 countries that have an investment treaty with the United States, the small business investor visa (E2) can offer a way to lawfully live and work in the United States. It can also provide benefits for the business owner’s spouse and children. If you start or buy a small… Read More »
LGBT Green Card Through Marriage
LGBT clients who have questions about a green card through marriage often ask about the process for someone who illegally entered the U.S., or has HIV, or is not ‘out’ to family, or was previously in an opposite-sex marriage. Board Certified Immigration Law Specialist Lynn Olinger, an immigration attorney in Dallas serving clients throughout the… Read More »
Hiring an Immigration Attorney in Dallas – Fort Worth
If you are faced with the possibility that you will be removed (deported) from the United States, hiring Olinger Law, Dallas – Fort Worth immigration attorney, will benefit you greatly whether you must go to immigration court or not. EXPERTISE Attorney Lynn Olinger has over 20 years of federal trial and federal appeals court experience,… Read More »
Immigration Appeals: What are Your Options?
It is frightening and confusing to have USCIS or an immigration judge deny your application for an immigration benefit. If you have already gone through immigration court proceedings and lost your case you may be facing deportation. There may still be the ability to fix your case and challenge the decision. What does it mean to file… Read More »
USCIS – Immigration Extreme Hardship Waiver
Immigration extreme hardship waivers for non-citizens can be very tricky. The government’s decisions vary. On October 7th USCIS drafted guidance on the I-601 Extreme Hardship Waiver. The American Immigration Lawyer’s Association has a video about this. What does this mean for people seeking the immigration extreme hardship waiver? USCIS likely may not have a final memo… Read More »
USCIS e-Filing Ends After August 30, 2015
USCIS e-Filing ends after August 30, 2015. The Electronic Immigration System (US ELIS) will eventually replace all the legacy e-Filing applications. US ELIS is an online, account-based system to file certain benefit requests, get electronic notification of decisions, and receive case status updates. Until US ELIS accepts filing for all applications, those that were eligible for e-filing will have… Read More »
USCIS Biometrics “Attestation”
An “attestation” is now part of the USCIS biometrics appointment. Applicants must sign a statement “re-affirming that the content of their form was complete, true, and correct at the time of filing.” The attestation is also appearing on USCIS forms as they get revised. Biometrics procedures otherwise remains the same. The Application Support Center will… Read More »
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