DHS announced that it will not accept requests under the expanded DACA initiative tomorrow, February 18, 2015, as originally planned due to the federal district court decision to temporarily enjoin the implementation of DAPA and expanded DACA. Until further notice, DHS has also suspended plans to accept requests for DAPA. However, DOJ will appeal the temporary injunction, and DHS says that it expects it will ultimately prevail in the courts and will implement DAPA and expanded DACA once it does.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Successful R-1 Change of Status Petition
David F. Vedder and Daniel C. Ross recently secured a change of status on behalf of Pastor Andres
Villalpando. Pastor Villalpando is a Mexican citizen ordained in the Southern Baptist faith. He originally entered the United States on a B-1 tourist visa but approached our firm about changing his status to R-1 nonimmigrant religious worker after First Baptist Church of Daytona Beach offered him a position as Pastor for Hispanic Ministries.
We filed a timely change of status petition on his behalf and successfully prosecuted it to approval.
The attorneys at David F. Vedder, P.A. are experienced in both immigrant and nonimmigrant religious worker visas. Further, we urge the Spanish speaking community interested in First Baptist Church of Daytona Beach to attend Pastor Villalpando’s services at 11 a.m. every Sunday morning at 118 N. Palmetto Avenue, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Monday, February 2, 2015
USCIS to Begin Accepting Requests for Expanded DACA on Feb. 18
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will expand Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals on Feb. 18, 2015. That will be the first day to request DACA under the revised guidelines established as part of President Obama’s recent announcements on immigration.
USCIS advises the public to be extra careful to avoid immigration scams. To learn how to identify and report scams, and how to find authorized legal assistance at little or no cost, go here .
Go to uscis.gov/immigrationaction or uscis.gov/accionmigratoria and enter your email address to get updates whenever USCIS posts new content about the executive actions.
If you have questions, in English or Spanish, you can call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 (TDD for the hearing-impaired: 1-800-767-1833).
USCIS advises the public to be extra careful to avoid immigration scams. To learn how to identify and report scams, and how to find authorized legal assistance at little or no cost, go here .
Go to uscis.gov/immigrationaction or uscis.gov/accionmigratoria and enter your email address to get updates whenever USCIS posts new content about the executive actions.
If you have questions, in English or Spanish, you can call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 (TDD for the hearing-impaired: 1-800-767-1833).
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