North County San Diego Immigration Law Offices

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Our clients come first. Our expertise and integrity have earned us a solid reputation among our clients. Our uncompromising ethics instills confidence and trust.

ICE-Granted DACA Renewal Guidance (2/21/2014) This notice contains renewal information only for those individuals granted DACA by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from June 15, 2012 until August 15, 2012, when USCIS started receiving requests. Our records indicate that this notice only applies to a small fraction of the DACA population. This notice does not apply to any individuals who received deferred action by making a request to USCIS using Form I-821D on ...Continue reading

12/11/2013: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has approved the statutory maximum 10,000 petitions for U-1 nonimmigrant status (U visas) for fiscal year 2014. This marks the fifth straight year that USCIS has reached the statutory maximum since it began issuing U visas in 2008.

Retaining priority date for a F-2A age out child USCIS Policy Memo PM-602-0094 (11/21/2013): The USCIS memo implements a BIA case, Matter of Wang, which held that derivative beneficiaries in the F-2A category automatically convert to the F-2B category upon turning 21. When their priority date becomes current, and assuming they are eligible to adjust status, their petitioner does not need to file a separate I-130 petition in their behalf. The beneficiary can file directly f...or adjustment of status. Their priority date will be the one that was obtained when the petitioner filed the I-130 on behalf of the spouse/parent. Alternatively, the petitioner can file a separate I-130 petition for the son or daughter in the F-2B category and retain the original priority date, assuming the child aged out of derivative status before the principal beneficiary immigrated. For other derivatives who age out in the F-3 or F-4 categories, the agency will not allow for retention of the original priority date when the principal beneficiary immigrates and files a separate petition in the F-2B category for the aged-out derivative child. The ability of the petitioner in that scenario to retain the original priority date is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court. See more

Immigration Relief Measures for Filipino Nationals Impacted by Typhoon Haiya "...USCIS has taken steps to provide relief to victims of the typhoon. Filipino nationals in the United States should visit the home page of USCIS website to learn about a series of existing relief measures that may be available to them. In addition, we are proactively identifying and expediting pending petitions for alien relatives, the Form I-130, that have been filed by U.S. Citizens for their Filipino immediate relatives. Our standard security checks remain in place..." Excerpt from the USCIS Public Engagement Division 11/22/2013.

PIP for Military spouses and children: Now military spouses and children who are in the country illegally can be eligible to stay here without fear of deportation and eventually may earn permanent legal status. That policy for immigrant military relatives, known as parole in place PIP had existed for a number of years already but was formalized in a USCIS policy memorandum last week.

U-Visa (Victim of a crime in the US). Can be applied by a victim in the US or outside of the US. Person that was approved for an U Visa can also apply for Permanent Resident Status after a period of time being in the US. There are four statutory eligibility requirements. The individual must:... 1) The individual must have suffered substantial physical or mental abuse as a result of having been a victim of a qualifying criminal activity. 2) The individual must have information concerning that criminal activity. 3) The individual must have been helpful, is being helpful, or is likely to be helpful in the investigation or prosecution of the crime. 4) The criminal activity violated U.S. laws See more

I am hearing about a new reform that might be coming soon this year. Should I wait for the reform to adjust my status? All immigration relieves to date have one thing in common (among other requirements): You must have a "clean" criminal background. You must check your background with different goverment agencies BEFORE you can decide if a reform act is applicable and available for you. Waiting is not the best way to prepare. Also, what if you are placed into removal proceeding while you are waiting? Many of the immigration required documents are very very very difficult to obtain while you are not available in person to request. The bottom line is that you should prepare for the reform as much as possible including your background checks - not to wait.

TRACKING: USCIS DACA Approval Statistics for each month http://www.uscis.gov//DACA%20Monthly%20Report%20AVer%20II%

First National Vietnamese-Language Public Engagement by USCIS http://www.uscis.gov//menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f6141765/