Provisional Extreme Hardship Waiver is Not Yet in Effect

Provisional Extreme Hardship Waiver is Not Yet in Effect Not too long ago, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made a proposed change to allow certain immediate relatives...

Certain I-130 Petitioners Residing Abroad: New Filing Location

Certain I-130 Petitioners Residing Abroad: New Filing Location On May 16, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new regulation stipulating that, effective August 15, 2011, I-130 petitioners residing in foreign countries without international USCIS offices must file their Forms I-130 Petition for Alien Relative with the USCIS Chicago Lockbox facility at: For U.S. Postal Service: USCIS P.O. Box...

Waiver of Joint Filing Requirement Based on Extreme Hardship for I-751 (Removal of Conditions on Permanent Resident Status)

Each year U.S. Citizens and Legal Permanent Residents apply to obtain permanent resident status for their foreign national spouse’s through filing an Immigrant Petition for Alien Relative (I-130) and Adjustment of Status Application (I-485). Upon approval of the application, the sponsored spouse is usually granted 2 year conditional permanent residence status. Usually, the sponsored alien and U.S. citizen sponsor jointly file...

Proposed Policy to Expedite I-601 Extreme Hardship Waiver is Currently Under Review!

Recently, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is considering a proposal to expedite the adjudication, based on extraordinary circumstances, of I-601, Application or Waiver of Grounds of inadmissibility (“I-601 extreme hardship waiver”) filed by individuals outside the United States. Foreign nationals or non-U.S. citizens (including green card holders) with certain histories may need I-601 and/or other waivers,...