News and Updates
July 21, 2026
I am an F-1 Student. Do I Now Have an Expiration Date?
Yes. For decades, international students were admitted to the United States for “duration of status” – as long as you were genuinely studying, your permission to stay had no expiration date. That ends September 15, 2026. ...
News and Updates
July 20, 2026
¿Hasta qué edad puede un joven solicitar la Visa Juvenil (SIJS)? La fecha límite de los 21 años
Respuesta corta: si usted califica para SIJS (el Estatus Especial de Inmigrante Juvenil, conocido como Visa Juvenil o SIJS), la petición ante inmigración (USCIS) debe presentarse antes de cumplir los 21 años. Pero el plazo real ...
News and Updates
July 20, 2026
Am I Too Old for SIJS? The Age-21 Deadline Explained
Short answer: If you qualify for SIJS (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status), the immigration petition (filed with USCIS) must be submitted before you turn 21. But the real deadline arrives earlier than that — so it’s important ...
News and Updates
May 28, 2026
Breaking News: US Refugee Admissions Cap for Afrikaners in South Africa Raised to 17,500 for Fiscal Year 2026
By Sharon Lieberman, Lieberman Law Group, New York and New Jersey immigration attorney practicing immigration law in all 50 states and worldwide On May 21, 2026, President Trump signed an Emergency Presidential Determination nearly tripling the ...
News and Updates
May 24, 2026
USCIS Drops a Bombshell: New Memo Reclassifies Adjustment of Status as “Extraordinary Relief”
By Sharon Lieberman, Esq. | Lieberman Law Group | EB-1A and Family-Based Immigration Attorney, Hackensack, NJ If you have a pending green card application, what USCIS did this week affects you. Here is what happened and ...
Immigration
May 15, 2026
USCIS Signature Requirements Changing July 10, 2026: What Immigration Petitioners Must Know
By Sharon Lieberman, Immigration AttorneyLicensed in New York and New Jersey | EB-1A Extraordinary Ability Specialist As of July 10, 2026, an improperly signed immigration petition can cost you more than time. It can cost you ...
Immigrant Visa
January 24, 2026
U.S. State Department to Freeze Immigrant Visa Processing for 75 Nations
In a significant escalation of the administration’s “America First” immigration policy, the U.S. State Department has announced that it will indefinitely freeze, or pause, the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, effective January ...
Legal Advice
January 23, 2026
What Are Alternatives to the H-1B Visa?
Employers are facing the prospect of a $100,000 payment for H-1B petitions, and while efforts to halt the fee through litigation are underway, prospects are uncertain at best. This prospective fee has forced many employers to rethink headcount ...
Immigration
January 22, 2026
America’s New Year’s Resolutions
Like individuals standing in front of a bathroom mirror on New Year’s Eve making promises to themselves, nations also pause, take stock, and sometimes reluctantly acknowledge where they have fallen short and where they might still ...
