By Ana Laura Castro, Ana Carolina Gorrera e Juliana Dias WHAT IS A GREENCARD A Green Card is an authorization to live in the United States that confers the status of permanent resident (“Lawful Permanent Resident” or “LPR”). In some […]
As announced on 16th, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has increased fees for Premium Processing, the service that allows for petitioners to have their petition processed in 15 days. The new rates are valid as of October […]
With the Coronavirus pandemic, many citizens of other countries have remained stuck on US soil for long periods of time due to the flight restrictions and closing of some borders. However, these travel restrictions could result in an individual becoming […]
On August 25th, the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced it would be shutting down its administrative procedures, as a result of the dismissal, for an indefinite period of time, of about 13,000 of its employees (the “USCIS Administrative […]
On July 4, President Donald Trump signed the extension to the Paycheck Protection Program, which gives small businesses affected by the pandemic more time to apply for federal credit funds. The amendment extends the deadline for loan applications under the […]
On June 22, 2020, the extension of Presidential Proclamation 10,014 of April 22, 2020 was published, temporarily suspending the issuance of non-immigrant work visas in categories H-1B, H-2B, J-1 and L, with some exceptions which will be explored below, for […]
On June 5, President Donald Trump signed the Payment Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA). Aimed at providing assistance to small businesses in times of pandemic, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), created under the CARES Act, brought with it many questions […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for managing the U.S. Exchange Visitor Program for health research and clinical care. This program accepts waiver requests from the two-year foreign residency requirement in cases of: Research carried out in an area […]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced on May 29, 2020, that it will gradually resume premium processing for some visas made via I-129 forms (non-immigrant worker) and some green cards made via forms I-140 (petition for permanent residence […]
Due to the growing number of coronavirus cases in Brazil and the United States, President Donald Trump decided to limit the entry of citizens, of any nationality, who were physically present in Brazil in the 14 days before entering the […]