Practice Advisories and Alerts

Alerts

New Considerations for U.S. Passports, Immigration Forms, and Documents for Trans, Non-binary, and Intersex People (February 2025)

Immigration Equality, in collaboration with Oasis Legal Services and National Immigrant Justice Center, published an FAQ which provides important information concerning passports and immigration related identity documents in the wake of President…

ALERT: USCIS Fee Increases Go Into Effect (October 2020)

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a new fee schedule, which dramatically increases fees for a number of applications and eliminates fee waiver eligibility for many individuals. The fee schedule goes into effect on October 2, 2020. Accordingly, we strongly encourage you to file impacted applications by October 1, 2020, if possible, to ensure that you do not have to pay higher fees.

Practice Advisories

PRACTICE ADVISORY: Marriage-Based Family Reunification for LGBTQ Couples (July 2024)

This practice advisory provides legal background and practice tips for legal advocates representing LGBTQ couples with marriage-based family reunification to the United States. The advisory covers the legal requirements for valid and…