USCIS Requests for Evidence (RFE responses)

I’ve been telling people this for a while now: if you own your own company and want to sponsor yourself for an H-1B through it, you do not need a board of directors. No investors. No outside corporate governance. None of it. I’ve said it enough times that people started asking me if I was...

Filing an immigration case has always required patience. Families gather personal records, employers pull together business documents, and applicants spend months and often thousands of dollars preparing forms, translations, and supporting evidence. Through most of the past several years, there was an unwritten safety net built into the process: if something important was missing from...

In yet another attempt to create fear and chaos within the immigration community, USCIS released a memo right before the long weekend reminding its officers that adjustment of status is a form of extraordinary relief. This comes despite decades of USCIS routinely adjudicating and approving adjustment of status applications as a normal part of the...

A single improper signature could now cost you your filing fee, your case, and precious time. On May 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an Interim Final Rule that fundamentally changes how USCIS handles signature defects on immigration forms. Effective July 10, 2026, the rule gives USCIS officers explicit authority to...

Obtener estatus como un residente permanente es un logro significativo. Sin embargo, el estatus de residente permanente legal (“residentes”) conlleva una condición importante: la expectativa de que usted realmente residirá en los Estados Unidos. Si pasa períodos prolongados fuera del país sin planear adecuadamente, podría regresar y encontrarse con que su estatus de residente permanente...

Obtaining a green card is a significant milestone, one that most people have worked toward for months or years. But lawful permanent resident (LPR) status comes with an important condition: the expectation that you will actually reside in the United States. If you spend extended periods outside the country without proper planning, you may be...

In January 2026, the American Immigrant Investor Alliance (AIIA) obtained new data through July 31, 2025, from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) about what is really happening with EB-5 investor petitions, especially in the set-aside categories: Rural, High Unemployment (HUA), and Infrastructure. What Did USCIS Report?  AIIA confirms that this is the most complete...

Premium Processing is an optional service offered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that allows certain immigration petitions to be adjudicated on an expedited timeline in exchange for an additional government filing fee. When Premium Processing is requested, USCIS guarantees action on the case by issuing an approval, denial, request for evidence (RFE), or...