U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued updated guidance in its Policy Manual, which makes a key change in the interpretation of when an immigrant visa number “becomes available” for the purpose of calculating a child’s age under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). Under this new guidance, starting Feb. 14, 2023, USCIS will use the “Dates for Filing” chart (Chart B) to calculate children’s ages for CSPA protection purposes.

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Photo of Jennifer Hermansky Jennifer Hermansky

Jennifer Hermansky focuses her immigration practice on employment-based immigration. Jennifer has experience serving health care, pharmaceutical and real estate industries, as well as entrepreneurs, scientists and researchers in scientific communities for a wide range of temporary visa options and permanent residence solutions.

Photo of Nataliya Rymer Nataliya Rymer

Nataliya Rymer focuses her practice on employment-based immigration and compliance. She represents clients in a wide range of employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant matters, including professionals, managers and executives, artists and entertainers, treaty traders and investors, immigrant investors, and persons of extraordinary ability.

Nataliya…

Nataliya Rymer focuses her practice on employment-based immigration and compliance. She represents clients in a wide range of employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant matters, including professionals, managers and executives, artists and entertainers, treaty traders and investors, immigrant investors, and persons of extraordinary ability.

Nataliya also has experience working with employers on I-9 employment verification matters as well as H-1B and LCA compliance-related issues. She counsels employers on due diligence issues, including internal audits and reviews, as well as minimization of exposure and liabilities in government investigations.

In addition, Nataliya is experienced with family-based immigration and immigration-related federal court litigation issues, as well as waivers of inadmissibility.

Photo of Luna Ma Luna Ma

Luna Ma focuses her practice on immigration matters, including business immigration and family-based immigration. She is experienced with I-526s and RFEs for permanent residency. She advises individual and corporate clients who seek temporary or permanent residency through immigrant and non-immigrant visas.

Luna also…

Luna Ma focuses her practice on immigration matters, including business immigration and family-based immigration. She is experienced with I-526s and RFEs for permanent residency. She advises individual and corporate clients who seek temporary or permanent residency through immigrant and non-immigrant visas.

Luna also has experience working with consular processing issues.

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