Author name: Mint Wattanarungsun

Under our immigration laws, when the petitioner dies, an approved I-130 is automatically cancelled.  In the 90’s the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a regulation ameliorating the harsh consequence of death of the petitioner by allowing the I-130 petition to be reinstated for humanitarian reasons. In order to seek humanitarian reinstatement or […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) have recently formed a partnership to share information of applicants. Foreign nationals who are applying for adjustment of status can now apply for work authorization and a social security number using a single form – the updated Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization.

The Department of State (DOS) has adopted new rules to make it more difficult to get visas to the United States. The DOS is giving immigration consular officials new grounds to deny entry to the United States or to remove them if they are already here. In a cable to American embassies around the world,