Government documents, key court cases, policy memos, and reference materials referenced throughout this site. Use this when you want to verify a claim or read primary sources.
Statutes
- Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) — the foundational statute
- INA §203 — preference categories
- INA §245 — adjustment of status
- EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA) — created rural and HUA set-asides
- American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act (AC21) — H-1B portability and extensions
- Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) of 2002 — derivative aging-out protection
- Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) — self-petition for abused spouses
Key court cases
- Matter of Dhanasar (AAO 2016) — three-prong test for EB-2 NIW
- Kazarian v. USCIS (9th Cir. 2010) — EB-1A two-part evaluation framework
- Matter of Ho (AAO 1998) — EB-5 business plan requirements
- Matter of Soffici (AAO 1998) — EB-5 source of funds standards
- Patel v. Garland (2022) — limited federal court review of discretionary determinations
USCIS policy manuals and resources
- USCIS Policy Manual — adjudicator guidance, regularly updated
- USCIS Forms — official forms with current instructions
- USCIS Processing Times — updated monthly
- USCIS Visa Bulletin Info — chart applicability decisions for AOS
State Department resources
- Visa Bulletin — monthly priority date publication
- Reciprocity Schedule — country-by-country civil document availability
- DV Lottery Program — official DV registration and selectee status
Department of Labor
- PERM Program — labor certification
- Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) — PERM filings
- O*Net Online — DV Lottery work experience reference
Recommended reading
- Immigration Law and Procedure (Gordon, Mailman, Yale-Loehr) — comprehensive legal treatise (multi-volume)
- Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook — practitioner reference
- AILA's Cookbook on EB-5 — for investor-track applicants
- ImmigrationLawWeekly.com — practitioner news (subscription)
Reports and statistics
- USCIS annual statistical reports — case adjudications, processing trends
- State Department annual report on immigration visas
- Migration Policy Institute (MPI) policy briefs
- National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) research papers