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…
New USCIS Form Streamlines Process to Obtain a Work Authorization Document and Social Security Number Simultaneously Based on a new information-sharing partnership between U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA), foreign nationals in certain categories or classifications can now apply for work authorization and a social security number using a…
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Some Categories of Applicants Seeking H-1B Visas WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing today for all H-1B visa petitions subject to the Fiscal Year year (FY) 2018 cap. The FY 2018 cap has been set at 65,000 visas. Premium processing has also resumed for the…
October 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 Based: Dates For Filing Applications “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 22DEC10 22DEC10 22DEC10 01MAR96 01JAN07 F2A 22OCT15 22OCT15 22OCT15…
On September 1, 2017, the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) updated 9 FAM 302.9-4(B)(3) to provide U.S. consular officers with new guidance relating to the term “misrepresentation” as it relates to aliens in the U.S. “who conduct themselves in a manner inconsistent with representations they made to consular officers concerning their intentions at the time…
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 2017 Announcement On Sept. 5, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiated the orderly phase out of the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). DHS will provide a limited, six-month window during which it will consider certain requests for DACA and applications for work authorization, under…
USCIS to Expand In-Person Interview Requirements for Certain Permanent Residency Applicants WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin expanding in-person interviews for certain immigration benefit applicants whose benefit, if granted, would allow them to permanently reside in the United States. This change complies with Executive Order 13780, “Protecting the Nation From Foreign…
September 2017 Final Action Dates for Family-Sponsored Adjustment of Status Applications:”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 01MAY10 01MAY10 01MAY10 01FEB96 01JAN07 F2A 01OCT15 01OCT15 01OCT15…