Immigration updates

Short, dated explanations of changes in immigration law and practice, written by the firm's attorneys for the people and companies they affect.

24 updates, newest first. Showing 11 to 19.

July 7, 2026

Green cards

Removing conditions on a marriage-based green card: the 90-day window

When to file the joint petition, what evidence of the marriage to include, and what happens if you file late.

By Marta Kowalczyk
June 23, 2026

Compliance

Reporting a change of address to USCIS and the immigration court

Two agencies, two forms and two deadlines. Mail forwarding is not a substitute for either.

By Amadou Seck
June 9, 2026

Green cards

Changing jobs with a pending green card: when your priority date comes with you

An approved I-140 keeps your place in line, and a long-pending application can move to a new employer. When each rule applies.

By Margit Lindqvist
May 26, 2026

Visa options

Artists and performers: choosing between the O-1B and P visas

An individual record of acclaim points to the O-1B. A touring group or a cultural program may fit a P visa better.

By Lucia Ferraro
May 12, 2026

Families

Consular processing: what happens after the National Visa Center

Fees, the DS-260, the affidavit of support and civil documents, then an interview at the consulate and a visa in the passport.

By Marta Kowalczyk
April 28, 2026

Visa options

Fiancé visa or marriage first: choosing a path for a partner abroad

A K-1 brings a fiancé to marry here. A marriage abroad leads to an immigrant visa. How the two paths differ after arrival.

By Marta Kowalczyk
April 21, 2026

Investors

EB-5 source of funds: tracing gifts, loans and property sales

USCIS asks where every dollar came from and how it reached the project. The records that answer that for the three most common sources.

By Inés Carvajal Ward
April 7, 2026

Green cards

Traveling while your green card application is pending: advance parole

Leaving without advance parole usually abandons the application. The exceptions, and the cases where even parole is not enough.

By Tobias Achterberg
March 24, 2026

Policy updates

Board of Immigration Appeals precedents: why one appeal can change many cases

Precedent decisions bind immigration judges nationwide. How they are made, who can change them, and why a pending case may be affected.

By Samuel Reznikov

Firm news and events

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Nov. 12, 2026Event
Employer breakfast: planning for the next H-1B season
8:30 a.m. at the firm's office, 41 Lindell Place, 9th floor
Sept. 9, 2026Firm news
Lucia Ferraro joins the investor visa practice
She works with Inés Carvajal Ward on EB-5 and E-2 matters.

Not legal advice. Updates are general information about the law, dated when published, and may not reflect later changes. Reading them does not create an attorney-client relationship. To talk about your case, schedule a consultation.

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