by Francis Law Center | Jul 6, 2020 | Naturalization
When a lawful permanent resident of the United States applies for naturalization, item 44 of part 12 of the N-400 form asks about the applicant’s registration with the selective service. Young men between the ages of 18-26 legally must register for the selective...
by Francis Law Center | Jul 6, 2020 | DACA
On June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-to-4 decision, rejecting the Trump administration’s shut down of the DACA program. This Supreme Court decision provided a sigh of relief for Dreamers. The Court did not rule on the program itself, rather looked at...
by Francis Law Center | Jul 5, 2020 | Chicago Immigration, Immigration benefits
The Temporary Visitor Driver’s License (TVDL) is a document permitting foreign-born people without a social security number to drive in the state of Illinois. TVDLs are valid only for driving, not for identification (i.e.: one cannot use a TVDL to enter a plane or...
by Francis Law Center | Jun 30, 2020 | Executive Orders, Immigration News
On April 22, President Trump signed Presidential Proclamation 10014, “Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak.” It based its authority on sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the...
by Francis Law Center | Jun 22, 2020 | Immigration News, USCIS News
This is a developing story and will be updated. On April 22, President Trump signed Presidential Proclamation 10014, “Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak.” It is based on...
by Francis Law Center | Jun 18, 2020 | DACA, Immigration News, USCIS News
On June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court ruled to prevent the Trump Administration from ending DACA. This is a developing story, which will be updated. The Supreme Court decision protects roughly half a million DACA recipients (popularly referred as the “Dreamers”). These...
by Francis Law Center | May 19, 2020 | Citizenship, Immigration News, Marriage-Based Green Card
In May 2020, USCIS announced its immediate plan to implement a 10 percent surcharge on all applications. You may be wondering why the USCIS is increasing its filing fees, and the reason is that USCIS revenue is entirely dependent on filing fees associated with USCIS...
by Francis Law Center | May 15, 2020 | Chicago Immigration, Family Immigration, Immigration News, K1 Fiance Visa, Marriage-Based Green Card, Public Charge, Spousal Immigrant Visa, Wisconsin Immigration
If you plan to adjust status (obtain a green card) or apply for an immigrant visa, you will need to provide the government with tax documents for the most recent tax year. In some cases, you are required to obtain a tax transcript from the IRS and submit it instead of...
by Francis Law Center | May 14, 2020 | COVID19, Immigration News
You may have heard that the United States has banned “non-essential” travel from Canada or Mexico to the United States. On May 13, 2020, it was reported that the Trump administration plans to extend virus border restrictions indefinitely until the Coronavirus is no...
by Francis Law Center | Apr 23, 2020 | Family Immigration, Immigration benefits, Immigration News, Marriage-Based Green Card, Public Charge
Adjustment of Status (green card) cases filed on or after February 24, 2020 will face much more scrutiny than earlier applications. This is because of a change in what is known as the “public charge rule.” The public charge rule has been around for a long time, but is...
