Green Card
Priority date movement, processing time updates, and policy changes for U.S. permanent residency. Covers employment-based (EB-1 through EB-5), family-sponsored, and diversity visa green card categories.
Priority Date Retention When Changing Employers: A 2025 Guide
Priority date retention continues unchanged in 2025, allowing employment-based visa applicants to preserve their place when changing jobs. Filing I-485 promptly and using AC21 portability after 180 days of pending…
EB-2 India Priority Date December 2023: Expected Green Card Wait Time
EB-2 India applicants with December 2023 priority dates must wait over a decade due to a 2013 cutoff…
Can I Change Jobs After I-140 Approval? Understanding the 180-Day Rule for H-1B Workers
Updated USCIS rules let H-1B workers with approved I-140 change jobs after I-485 pending 180 days. Filing Form…
PERM Filing Date vs I-140 Approval Date: Understanding Your Priority Date
The priority date for employment-based green cards is now the PERM filing date, effective July 2025. This affects…
7 Key Benefits H-1B Workers Gain After I-140 Approval Beyond Extensions
I-140 approval enables H-1B visa holders to extend beyond six years, get spouse work permits, change jobs, and…
I-140 vs H-1B: Understanding Key Differences and Importance of Approval
Recent changes to I-140 and H-1B increase fees and impose stricter lottery rules. I-140 approvals help extend H-1B…
Pregnant Wife Reports ICE Detaining Green Card Applicant Husband
In 2025, increased ICE detentions impacted green card holders and applicants due to new laws and $45 billion…
DHS Denies ICE Deported or Held Allentown Grandfather in Custody
DHS and ICE categorically deny Luis Leon was detained or deported. No official records support media claims. The…
Green Card Applicant Who Escaped Human Traffickers Fears Deportation
New 2025 policies threaten trafficking survivors by eliminating U and T visas, expanding ICE detention, and imposing asylum…
Luis Leon: Chilean Dictatorship Survivor Secretly Deported After Losing Green Card
Luis Leon was secretly deported in June 2025 after losing his green card, with no family notification. Conflicting…