Am I able to port my pending employment-based I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status to a new employer?
Porting an Application for Adjustment of Status (I-485) to a new employer under AC21 By Ari Sauer, partner and immigration lawyer at the Siskind Susser Law Firm. Last updated: August 17, 2025 … Continue reading
QUESTION: How long should I expect USCIS to take to process my application?
By Ari Sauer, partner and immigration lawyer at the Siskind Susser Law Firm. Last updated: May 4, 2025 QUESTION: How long should I expect USCIS to take to process my … Continue reading
I was issued the immigrant visa under the Conditional Resident (CR1) category, but I will be entering the US for the first time after our 2nd anniversary. Will I get a 10-years green card?
QUESTION: My US citizen wife sponsored me for an immigrant visa. I was issued the immigrant visa under the CR1 category, because I was issued the visa before our 2nd … Continue reading
O-1 Visas
Attorneys Ari Sauer, Greg Siskind, and Jason Susser talk about 0-1 Visas. Please note that the information in this video is the current best available information as of July 15th, 2020. The discussion … Continue reading
Travel Ban Strategies
Attorneys Ari Sauer and Greg Siskind talk about options and strategies for those affected by the various current U.S. immigration travel bans. Please note that the information in this video is the current … Continue reading
What happens if the USCIS officer does not have my whole file at the time of my green card (I-485) interview?
QUESTION: I am a US citizen. I filed an I-130 Petition for Alien Relative for my mother, and then separately filed an I-485 Application to Adjust Status green card application … Continue reading
Summary of changes to the Public Charge Rule
Attorney Greg Siskind, from my law firm, authored a summary of the new changes to the Public Charge Rule. These long-anticipated and controversial changes expand the government’s use of a … Continue reading
I got my green card through my employer 9 months ago. Am I allowed to change employers?
QUESTION: I am a nurse who was sponsored by my employer/petitioner as an EB-3. I have had my green card for 9 months and have been working for them since … Continue reading
Can a work authorization card (EAD) holder start a new job after their EAD expires but within the 180-day extension of work authorization while their I-765 is pending?
QUESTION: I am in L-1A visa status and applied for extension. We also applied for an extension of my wife’s L-2 visa status and her work authorization (EAD). Her EAD … Continue reading
How do I know if my medical examination report (I-693) has expired and I need to bring a new one to the interview?
QUESTION: I have just been scheduled for my green card interview. How do I know if my medical examination report has expired and I need to bring a new one … Continue reading
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