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…
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 08SEP97 01OCT07 F2A 01MAY17 01MAY17 01MAY17 01MAY17 01MAY17 F2B 01SEP11 01SEP11 01SEP11 01JAN97 01SEP07 F3 01DEC05 01DEC05 01DEC05 01APR97 15JUN95 F4 22JAN05 22JAN05 22JUN04 08FEB98 01MAR95 Final Action Dates for Employment-Based…
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,…