October 2024 Visa Bulletin Released

Immigration Updates
The Department of State (DOS) has released the October 2024 Visa Bulletin. With the start of the government’s new fiscal year on October 1, visas will once again become available in the employment-based (EB) categories that...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stops USCIS from granting applications under Biden’s Family-Based Parole-in-Place program indefinitely pending litigation

Immigration Updates
Since August 19, 2024, undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens have been able to file online applications for the Biden Administration’s new family-based Parole-in-Place program, which offers a promising path...

EB-1 Unavailability through September 2024

Immigration Updates
The DOS has announced that the quota for EB-1 preference category for fiscal year 2024 (October 2023-September 2024) has been exhausted.  No further EB-1 green card applications (I-485 applications or immigrant visa...