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Giselle Carson
If Your Foreign Passport Is Expiring in Less Than 6 Months and You Haven’t Been Able to Renew It, How Can You Re-enter the U.S.?
In most cases, to be admitted to the United States, you must have a passport that is valid for at least six months beyond the period of your intended stay. So, what can you do if your foreign passport is expiring in less than six months? Generally, you will not be...
USCIS Fees Are Increasing By an Average of 20%. Find Out If You Could Be Impacted.
USCIS recently released a Final Rule saying it plans to increase filing fees by an average of 20% in addition to other price hikes and adjustments to processing time limits. What exactly is changing and who is going to be the hardest hit? What is happening to Premium...
What You Should Know about Possible USCIS Furloughs and the Potential Impact on Your Application
USCIS has threatened to furlough more than 13,000 USCIS workers, alleging budget shortfalls. How could this impact your application? What can you do? Since 2017, USCIS has implemented an arsenal of policies and procedures that have decreased its efficiency, driven up...
Every Day Is an Opportunity to Make a Difference in Someone’s Life!
During this past July 4th weekend, I received this note from a client. “Thank you for helping me 9 years ago to become a U.S. citizen. I’m beyond grateful for your help and that tomorrow I get to celebrate my 9th Independence Day as an American. It’s my favorite...
Giselle and Her Marks Gray Colleagues Make the Super Lawyers List Again!
Giselle is honored that she and many of her Marks Gray colleagues have been selected to the distinguished Super Lawyers list — again!
The Trouble with International Students and Online Courses — What You Need to Know Now
Due to COVID-19, SEVP instituted a temporary exemption earlier this year. It allowed international students to take more online classes for the spring and summer semesters than normally permitted for the purposes of maintaining a full course of study, which enables...
Discover How to Complete Form I-9 Under the New Flexible Rules. USCIS Shows Us How.
In an unusual move, USCIS recently posted examples of annotated Forms I-9 as guidance for employers. They cover both remote employment authorization inspection and performing the required physical inspection once normal operations resume. All told, USCIS provided...