After an intense legal battle, the Supreme Court issued a positive decision on the DACA case on June 18, 2020, finding that the Trump administration’s decision to terminate the program was “arbitrary and capricious” under the Administrative Procedures Act and failed to consider the hardship to DACA recipients. This decision is a huge victory for…
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES On the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed (see paragraph 1); “C” means current, i.e., numbers are authorized for issuance to all qualified applicants; and “U” means unauthorized, i.e., numbers are not authorized for issuance. (NOTE: Numbers are…
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES Family- Sponsored All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA-mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES F1 22MAY14 22MAY14 22MAY14 15NOV97 01FEB11 F2A C C C C C F2B 15MAR15 15MAR15 15MAR15 15FEB99 01SEP10 F3 15APR08 15APR08 15APR08 22JUN96 15APR01 F4 08AUG06 08AUG06 22JAN05 08MAY98 01FEB01 22MAR05 22MAR05 22DEC10 01FEB16 01FEB16…
Beginning June 4, 2020, certain USCIS field offices and asylum offices will resume non-emergency face-to-face services to the public. Application support centers will resume services later. USCIS has enacted precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in reopened facilities: Visitors may not enter a USCIS facility if they: Have any symptoms of COVID-19, including cough,…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that it will resume premium processing for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, in phases over the next month. Effective June 1, 2020, USCIS will accept Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service for all eligible Form I-140 petitions. Effective June 8, USCIS will accept premium processing requests for: H-1B petitions filed before June 8 that are pending adjudication and are cap-exempt (for example, petitions…
June 2018 Dates for Filing Family-Sponsored Adjustment of Status Applications: Family- Sponsored All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA- mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES F1 08JAN12 08JAN12 08JAN12 15JUL98 08OCT07 F2A 22SEP17 22SEP17 22SEP17 22SEP17 22SEP17 F2B 08SEP11 08SEP11 08SEP11 22MAY97 08SEP07 F3 08SEP06 08SEP06 08SEP06 22SEP98 22JUL95 F4 01APR05 01APR05 01DEC04 08MAY98 15OCT95 Final Action Dates for…
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference. Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first preference numbers: A. (F2A) Spouses and Children…
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference. Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first preference numbers: A. (F2A) Spouses and Children…
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference. Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first preference numbers: A. (F2A) Spouses and Children…
Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in DACA Rescission Case The Supreme Court denied certiorari, and noted that “[i]t is assumed that the Court of Appeals will proceed expeditiously to decide this case.” (DHS v. Regents of the University of California, 2/26/18) The government filed a petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment, asking the Supreme Court…