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…