Law Office of Maaria Mahmood

09/30/2026

Green card elgibility for SIJ

If you have an approved I-360 based on SIJ filed on or before January 1, 2025 you are now elgible to submit your green card application. The EB-4 Date for Filing for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) applicants has advanced to January 1, 2025, according to the October Visa Bulletin.
You can call 347-618-8747 to schedule your consultation.

09/09/2026

How to pay the Annual Asylum Fee?
If you have pending asylum application you must pay an annual asylum fee of $102, every year start from the 1 year anniversary to its completion.

If your asylum application is pending with USCIS
please follow this link https://my.uscis.gov/accounts/annual-asylum-fee/start/overview

If your asylum application is pending with Immigration court
please follow this link https://epay.eoir.justice.gov/index and select Form I-589 annual asylum fee. YOU MIUST SAVE THE RECEIPT and SUBMIT IT TO THE COURT.

09/09/2026

CHANGES REGARDING DOCUMENT SUBMISSION FOR THE ASYLUM INTERVIEW

"Starting Aug. 21, 2026, you must submit all evidence in support of your asylum application to the asylum office 14 calendar days before the date of your scheduled interview. Evidence submitted less than 14 calendar days from your scheduled interview may not be included with your asylum application, or we may reschedule your asylum interview. A rescheduled asylum interview due to late evidence submission may affect your eligibility for an employment authorization document (EAD)."

08/25/2026

Changes to Asylum Office Interview Rescheduling

Starting Aug. 21, 2026, you must establish exceptional circumstances for USCIS to reschedule your asylum interview.

Additionally, we will no longer issue a Failure to Appear Warning notice after a missed interview. If you maintain a lawful basis to remain in the United States and you fail to appear for your interview without submitting a request to reschedule, either before your interview date or within 10 calendar days after your missed interview date, we may dismiss your asylum application. If you do not maintain a lawful basis to remain in the United States, we may refer your case to an immigration judge.

Note: If you are a parolee who fails to appear for your asylum interview, USCIS will make a determination as to whether the purposes of parole have been served and determine, on a case-by-case basis, whether to terminate your parole and refer your case to an immigration judge.

If you are eligible for asylum you may be permitted to remain in the United States. To apply for asylum affirmatively or defensively, file a Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, within 1 year of your arrival to the United States. Visit our Obtaining Asylum in the United...