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September 24, 2026 Luciane M. Tavares | American Immigration Associates LLC Key Takeaways * Effective September 18, 2026. DHS has rescinded the 2022 public charge regulations (8 C.F.R. §§ 212.20–212.23) in their entirety and has not replaced them with new regulatory definitions. * Broader discretion. USCIS officers will apply
Client Alert | September 14, 2026 Key Takeaways * The U.S. Department of State confirms that its January 2026 pause on immigrant visa issuance for nationals of 75 countries is no longer in effect. * A federal district court vacated the policy after concluding that it violated provisions of the Immigration and
September 11, 2026 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed eliminating a significant protection currently available to certain employment-based nonimmigrant workers who lose or leave their jobs: the discretionary grace period of up to 60 days. If finalized as proposed, the rule could substantially change the
The interim final rule broadens an existing regulatory framework while ongoing litigation affects its implementation. By Luciane Tavares, Attorney at Law The Department of Homeland Security has issued an interim final rule addressing the citizenship and immigration status of certain children born in the United States to foreign government employees.
Diplomas, prêmios e um plano de negócios podem fortalecer um processo, mas nenhum desses elementos, isoladamente, garante o reconhecimento de interesse nacional pelos Estados Unidos Por Luciane Tavares, advogada de imigração nos Estados Unidos Nos últimos anos, o EB-2 NIW tornou-se uma das alternativas mais comentadas entre profissionais