U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it has revised the Employment Authorization Document (EAD), or Form I-766, to incorporate the addition of a machine-readable zone on the back of the card.. This update to the EAD is part of USCIS’s ongoing efforts to deter immigration fraud. Starting May 11, USCIS began issuing [...]

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is an immigration benefit granted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to eligible individuals in the United States who are nationals of a country (or persons without nationality who last habitually resided in such country) that has been designated for TPS.  A country may be designated for TPS on the [...]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, through Jan. 5, 2012, to eligible nationals of Honduras and people having no nationality who last habitually resided in Honduras.  This extension does not apply to Hondurans who entered the United States after Dec. 30, 1998. Certain nationals of Honduras [...]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, through Jan. 5, 2012, to eligible nationals of Nicaragua and people having no nationality who last habitually resided in Nicaragua.  This extension does not apply to Nicaraguans who entered the United States after Dec. 30, 1998. Certain nationals of Nicaragua [...]

The new Interim Final Rule that will extend the Post-Completion Optional Practical Training for F-1 students will came into effect on April 8, 2008. The Department of Homeland Security has used this rule to make significant changes. The DHS is currently inviting comments from the public and interested readers may do so at http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocumentDetail&o=09000064804b55f1. The [...]