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Immigration Help Due to Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut

Tiyalaw — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 20:37:33 +0000

Immigration Help Due to Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will expedite or provide discretionary services of immigration cases impacted by unforeseen or extreme situations, or natural disasters such as the Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut.

Upon request either during or after filing an immigration case, USCIS may provide the following discretionary services:

USCIS may excuse a delay in applying for the extension or change of nonimmigrant status before an authorized period of admission expires if it was due to extraordinary circumstances beyond the nonimmigrant’s control;
Re-parole of individuals previously granted parole by USCIS;
Expediting processing of advance parole requests;
Expediting adjudication of requests for off-campus employment authorization for F-1 students experiencing severe economic hardship;
Expediting adjudication of employment authorization applications;
Considering fee waivers due to an inability to pay;
Extension of response time or acceptance of a late response to a Request for Evidence (RFE) or a Notice of Intent;
Rescheduling an interview with USCIS;
Expediting replacement of lost or damaged immigration or travel documents issued by USCIS, such as a Permanent Resident Card (Green Card); and
Rescheduling a biometrics appointment.

For additional information, please visit:

https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/immigration-services-available-those-affected-hurricane-florence-or-typhoon-mangkhut

and

https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/special-situations

September 19, 2018

This article is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be relied on as legal advice or attorney-client relationship. By Aik Wan Kok, Lawyer USA Immigration Services, at Tiya; Tel: 703-772-8224 & info at tiyaimmigration dot com; Direct dial from abroad: 001-703-7728224; https://www.tiyaimmigration.com ; http://tiyalaw.blogspot.com ; https://immigrationresource.net

Aik Wan Kok at Tiya represents companies, employers, individuals and families, located nationwide and internationally, in U.S. Immigration Law. We focus on diverse immigration cases such as extraordinary ability; national interest waiver; PERM; green card; N-400 Naturalization; various waivers; H cases; L executive, manager and specialized knowledge professional; E treaty investor/trader; cases with USCIS, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Consulates and National Visa Center.

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Immigration Help for Those Affected by California Wildfires

Tiyalaw — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:45:24 +0000

Immigration Help for Those Affected by California Wildfires

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will expedite or provide discretionary handling of immigration cases impacted by unforeseen or extreme situations, or natural catastrophes such as the recent California wildfires.

Expedite or discretionary request may be made during or after filing an immigration case.

Upon request, USCIS will provide the following on a discretionary basis:

Changing or extending a nonimmigrant status in the U.S.: If you don’t apply for the extension or change before your authorized period of admission expires, USCIS may excuse a delay in applying for the extension or change before an authorized period of admission expires if it was due to extraordinary circumstances beyond the nonimmigrant’s control;
Re-parole of individuals previously granted parole by USCIS;
Expediting processing of advance parole requests;
Expediting adjudication of requests for off-campus employment authorization for F-1 students experiencing severe economic hardship;
Expediting adjudication of employment authorization applications;
Consideration of fee waivers due to an inability to pay;
Extension of response time or acceptance of a late response to a Request for Evidence or a Notice of Intent;
Rescheduling an interview with USCIS;
Expediting replacement of lost or damaged immigration or travel documents issued by USCIS, such as a Permanent Resident Card (Green Card); and
Rescheduling a biometrics appointment.

For additional information, please visit: https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/special-situations

August 15, 2018

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USCIS Immigration Services for Those Affected by Hurricane Harvey

Tiyalaw — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 03:04:20 +0000

USCIS Immigration Services for Those Affected by Hurricane Harvey

On August 30, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announces that it is offering services to help people affected by unforeseen circumstances/disasters such as Hurricane Harvey. Services are discretionary, upon request and with an explanation on how Hurricane Harvey is causing a need for such services. The services that may be available are:

* Changing a nonimmigrant status or extending a nonimmigrant stay for an individual currently in the United States. Non-timely extension or change of status may be excused if the delay was due to extraordinary circumstances beyond the applicant’s control;

* Re-paroling individuals previously on parole by USCIS;

* Expedited processing of advance parole;

* Expedited adjudication of requests for off-campus employment authorization based on severe economic hardship for F-1 students;

* Expedited adjudication of employment authorization applications, where applicable;

* Consideration of fee waivers due to an inability to pay;

* Assisting those with a Request for Evidence or a Notice of Intent to Deny but were unable to submit evidence or respond timely;

* Assisting those who are unable to appear for a USCIS scheduled interview;

* Expedited replacement of lost or damaged immigration or travel documents issued by USCIS, such as a Permanent Resident Card (Green Card); and

* Rescheduling a biometrics appointment.

August 30, 2017

This article is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be relied on as legal advice or attorney-client relationship. By Aik Wan Kok, Lawyer USA Immigration Services, at Tiya; Tel: seven zero three – 772-8224 & info at tiyaimmigration dot com; Direct dial from abroad: 001-703-772-8224;

https://www.tiyaimmigration.com ; http://tiyalaw.blogspot.com ; http://immigrationresource.net

Need help with green card, work visas, work permit, sponsoring family, sponsoring employees, sponsoring relatives, hardships or immigration waivers, U.S. naturalization/citizenship, and cases with USCIS, Department of Labor or immigration? We represent employers, companies, individuals, and families in U.S. Immigration & Nationality Law. Our clients are based nationwide in the U.S. and internationally. We represent diverse immigration cases including, but are not limiting to: extraordinary ability; national interest waiver; PERM with U.S. Department of Labor; I-130 for sponsoring relatives and families; I-140 for employment green card; I-485 to adjust status; I-765 work permit/employment authorization; I-131 for international travel and returning to the U.S; I-601 extreme hardship waiver relatives of U.S. citizen or green card holder; I-751 joint filing or waiver; I-212 waiver for deportation or removal order; J waiver; H-1B professional worker/specialty occupation; H-2B temporary worker; L executive, manager and specialized knowledge professional transferring from overseas; E treaty investors/traders; B-1 business visitor to the U.S.; B-2 visitor to the U.S.; F-1 student coming to study in the U.S.; matters pertaining to consular processing with U.S. consulates and National Visa Centers; cases with USCIS; cases with U.S. Department of Labor; PERM audit; RFE Request for Evidence; NOID Notice of Intention to Deny; and many more.

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Temporary Immigration Relief Measures for Foreign Nationals Affected by Civil Unrest or Natural Disasters

Isabel Davila — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 02:33:58 +0000

Temporary Immigration Relief Measures for Foreign Nationals Affected by Civil Unrest or Natural Disasters

On April 13, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced temporary immigration relief measures for foreign nationals affected by their home country conditions, such as civil unrest or a severe environmental disaster. For examples, home country conditions of the foreign national may impede his/her ability to return home as originally planned, or may create temporary financial difficulties for the foreign nationals and his/her families; extreme situations beyond your control also may affect your ability to maintain lawful immigration status while in the United States.

The available temporary immigration relief measures you may apply include:

A change or extension of nonimmigrant status for an individual currently in the United States;
Expedited adjudication and approval, where possible, of requests for off-campus employment authorization for F-1 students experiencing severe economic hardship;
Expedited processing of immigrant petitions for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens and relatives of lawful permanent residents whose priority dates are current;
Expedited employment authorization, where appropriate;
Visitors traveling under the Visa Waiver Program may contact a USCIS local office for assistance at https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=offices.type&OfficeLocator.office_type=LO ; and
Where applicable, humanitarian parole may be available.

Currently, the regions or countries that are affected by civil unrest or natural disaster include, but are limited to, the Middle East region, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Bahrain, Syria, Libya, and Japan.

By Aik Wan Kok Fillali, Attorney at Law, at Tiya PLC; Tel: 703-772-8224

www.tiyaimmigration.com ; http://tiyalaw.blogspot.com ; www.immigrationresource.net

We represent employers, and individuals and their families in green card and work visa matters in U.S. immigration law. We also have a focus on self-petition green card cases such as extraordinary ability and national interest waiver.

This article is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be relied on as a legal advice or an attorney-client relationship.