by James Pinedo | Nov 26, 2025 | Individual Services
In a major victory for due process and noncitizens’ statutory rights, a federal district court today issued a nationwide class certification order in Maldonado Bautista v. Garland, extending previously granted declaratory relief to all members of the newly...
by James Pinedo | Nov 25, 2025 | Global
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has launched MyHomeAffairsOnline, a new digital portal that allows individuals—particularly those living abroad—to apply for the reinstatement of their South African citizenship. The platform was created in response to a...
by James Pinedo | Nov 19, 2025 | Investor Visas
USCIS has transmitted a draft Form I-140G—the petition proposed for use under President Trump’s forthcoming Gold Card program—to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for mandatory federal review. OMB approval is a key prerequisite to meeting the December 18...
by James Pinedo | Nov 19, 2025 | Naturalization
Overview U.S. citizenship applicants must demonstrate Good Moral Character (GMC) for the statutory period—generally the five years immediately preceding the naturalization application, or three years for applicants filing under the INA §319(a)...
by James Pinedo | Nov 14, 2025 | Investor Visas
A major development in EB-5 this week: a federal court has reinstated the pre-April 2024 filing fees for the EB‑5 Immigrant Investor Program. As of today, the filing fee for Form I-526E is back to $3,675, plus the $1,000 Integrity Fund fee. USCIS has now updated is...
