Customs and Border Protection announced that as of May 2019, the 11-digit numerical format for I-94 numbers will be alphanumeric. CBP will have a completely new format with 9 digits, a letter in the 10th position and a digit in the 11th position. All unexpired I-94 records with the old numerical format will remain valid until the date that is listed on the paper I-94 record or on the online version found on the Customs and Border Protection I-94 website. Attorneys are instruc

Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) states that J-1 exchange visitors must return to their country of citizenship or the last place they resided in at least two years prior to obtaining an H or L visa. This requirement will apply to individuals who are seeking permanent residency that are in an exchange program with medical training, funding from the government or their home country, or if the program is on the Skills list of their home country or last

The new policy memorandum titled "Revised Interview Waiver Guidance for Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence” went into effect on December 10, 2018. This policy memorandum covers new conditions regarding the interview requirement for Form I-751 applying to all I-751 petitions that were submitted to USCIS on or after December 10, 2018. The new memorandum overrules the 2005 guidance where USCIS officers were previously informed to only schedule interviews for