DHS has drafted a notice of proposed rulemaking that would allow immigration officers to scrutinize a potential immigrant’s use of certain taxpayer-funded public benefits to determine if they could become a public burden. These taxpayer-funded public benefits include a broad array of local, state, and federal social services to which these families are legally entitled,…
February 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 01JAN12 01JAN12 01JAN12 01NOV96 01OCT07 F2A 01NOV16 01NOV16 01NOV16 01NOV16 01NOV16 F2B 01SEP11 01SEP11 01SEP11 01JAN97 01SEP07 F3 01DEC05 01DEC05 01DEC05 01OCT95 15JUN95 F4 15NOV04 15NOV04 22JUN04 08FEB98 01MAR95 Final Action Dates…
On January 9, 2018, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an important ruling on the termination of the DACA program. The court granted plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction, putting the rescission of the DACA program on hold until a final determination is made in the case. The district court issued an…
Dates for Filing Family-Sponsored Adjustment of Status Applications: Family- Sponsored All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA- mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES F1 01JAN12 01JAN12 01JAN12 01NOV96 01OCT07 F2A 01NOV16 01NOV16 01NOV16 01NOV16 01NOV16 F2B 01SEP11 01SEP11 01SEP11 01JAN97 01SEP07 F3 01DEC05 01DEC05 01DEC05 01OCT95 15JUN95 F4 15NOV04 15NOV04 22JUN04 08FEB98 01MAR95 Final Action Dates for Employment-Based…
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…
Dates for Filing Family-Sponsored Adjustment of Status Applications: Family- Sponsored All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA- mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES F1 01JAN12 01JAN12 01JAN12 01NOV96 01OCT07 F2A 01NOV16 01NOV16 01NOV16 01NOV16 01NOV16 F2B 01SEP11 01SEP11 01SEP11 01JAN97 01SEP07 F3 01DEC05 01DEC05 01DEC05 01OCT95 15JUN95 F4 15NOV04 15NOV04 22JUN04 08FEB98 01MAR95 Final Action Dates for Employment-Based…
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…
November 2017 Dates for Filing Family-Sponsored Adjustment of Status Applications: Family- Sponsored All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA- mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES F1 01JAN12 01JAN12 01JAN12 01NOV96 01OCT07 F2A 01NOV16 01NOV16 01NOV16 01NOV16 01NOV16 F2B 01SEP11 01SEP11 01SEP11 01JAN97 01SEP07 F3 01DEC05 01DEC05 01DEC05 01OCT95 15JUN95 F4 15NOV04 15NOV04 22JUN04 08FEB98 01MAR95 Final Action Dates…
1. FAMILY-SPONSORED A.FINAL ACTION DATES “Final Action Date” is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date. Family- Sponsored All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA-mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES F1 22JAN11 22JAN11 22JAN11 01APR96 01JAN07 F2A 15NOV15 15NOV15 15NOV15 01NOV15 15NOV15 F2B…
Premium Processing Now Available for All Petitioners Seeking H- 1B Visas U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing on October 3, 2017 for all H-1B visa extension of stay petitions. Premium processing is now available for all types of H-1B petitions. In addition to today’s resumption of premium processing for H-1B visa extension…