Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner
Deportation Lawyers & Immigration Attorneys Helping Families Nationwide
El 14 de septiembre de 2026 el Noveno Circuito decidió que el permiso adelantado (advance parole) para quienes están en la lista de espera de la visa U es discrecional, no obligatorio. Qué significa si tiene una determinación de buena fe, una de lista de espera, o un permiso de trabajo y un boleto de avión.
On September 14, 2026, the Ninth Circuit held that advance parole for U visa petitioners on the waiting list is discretionary, not mandatory. What that means if you have a bona fide determination, a waiting list determination, or a work permit and a plane ticket.
La categoría de trabajador profesional del USMCA: sin cupo, sin lotería, sin Labor Condition Application, y sin la cuota H-1B propuesta de $103,265. Lo que un ciudadano mexicano tiene que hacer, en qué orden, y dónde el caso realmente fracasa.
USMCA’s professional-worker classification: no cap, no lottery, no labor condition application, and none of the proposed $103,265 H-1B fee. What a Mexican citizen has to do, in what order, and where the case actually fails.
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DOS announced that starting June 1, 2020, the National Visa Center (NVC) will no longer accept or respond to inquiries through mail. Any unsolicited mail postmarked June 1, 2020, or later will not receive a response and will be destroyed. All inquiries will need to be submitted through the NVC’s Public Inquiry Form.
DOS posted the June 2020 Visa Bulletin. In addition to final action dates and dates for filing for family– and employment-based petitions, the bulletin includes notes on the DV category for the month of June and the DV category rank cut-offs which will apply in July.
Earlier this month, a federal judge in North Carolina ruled that USCIS erred in denying an H-1B petition based on its finding that an engineering position did not qualify as a specialty occupation because it did not require a degree in a specific subspecialty.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, it has been difficult for immigration lawyers to meet with their clients, gather evidence, and complete visa petitions. Though USCIS has recently waived fingerprinting requirements and relaxed some evidence deadlines, many deadlines are still in place.
USCIS published the list of countries whose nationals are eligible for the H-2A and H-2B visa programs, which allow foreign workers to fill temporary agricultural and nonagricultural jobs. The list of countries is unchanged from the 2019 eligibility list.
On December 6, a Saudi Arabian citizen killed 3 people and injured 8 in a shooting at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida. Ahmed Mohammed al-Shamrani was in the U.S. on an A-2 visa for military training. 3 Republican senators sent a letter to DHS asking for details on the vetting process for al-Shamrani, including specific …
DOS published a final rule in the Federal Register amending the B visa regulations to establish that travel to the United States with the primary purpose of obtaining U.S. citizenship for a child by giving birth in the United States is an impermissible basis for the issuance of a B nonimmigrant visa. The rule is effective today, January 24, …
USCIS announced on January 22 that Iranian nationals are no longer eligible for E-1 and E-2 trade and investor visas. This is because the Trump administration terminated the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights with Iran in 2018. Current Iranian holders of these visas may stay until their visas expire, but may not extend …