USCIS, in coordination with Department of State (DOS), is revising the procedures for determining visa availability for applicants waiting to file for employment-based or family-sponsored preference adjustment of status. The revised process will better align with procedures DOS uses for…
Yearly Archives: 2015
USCIS Announces Revised Procedures for Determining Visa Availability for Applicants Waiting to File for Adjustment of Status
Tagged with: Adjustment of Status, Revised Procedures, USCIS, Visa Availability
Posted in In The News, USCIS New Policies/Procedures
Posted in In The News, USCIS New Policies/Procedures
Delays Between I-765/I-485 Approvals and EAD Receipts due to Facility Maintenance
Delays have been reported between the approval of a client’s I-765 or I-485 and the client’s receipt of the employment authorization document (EAD) or lawful permanent resident card. USCIS confirmed that the card production facility in Corbin, Kentucky is undergoing…
Tagged with: Delays, EAD, I-765 or I-485, Lawful Permanent Resident card, USCIS
Posted in Green Card, In The News
Posted in Green Card, In The News
Court Determines that Stepchild Does Not Fall Under Definition of Child
The Ninth Circuit upheld the Board of Immigration Appeals’ denial of the petitioner’s claim that he derived citizenship under INA §320(a) from his U.S. citizen stepfather, who married his non-citizen mother after he was born and never adopted him. This…
Tagged with: Board of Immigration Appeals, Citizenship, Definition of Child, Immigration and Nationality Act, Stepchild
Posted in In The News
Posted in In The News
USCIS Revises Preparer’s Declaration on Form I-129
USCIS recently published a new Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker. The new Form I-129 contains a revised “Petitioner’s Declaration” and revised “Preparer’s Declaration,” which now states, “The petitioner has reviewed this completed petition as prepared by me and…
Tagged with: Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, Petitioner's Declaration, Preparer's Declaration, Revised Form I-129
Posted in In The News
Posted in In The News
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Extension of Stay H-1B Petitions
USCIS announced today that it will resume accepting Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service for all H-1B extension of stay petitions. However, all premium processing requests received by USCIS before July 13, 2015 will be rejected. Premium processing for…
Tagged with: H-1B Extension of Stay Petitions, Request for Premium Processing Service, USCIS
Posted in H-1B Visa Petitions, In The News
Posted in H-1B Visa Petitions, In The News
Visa-Issuing Embassies and Consulates Back Online
The State Department advised that all visa-issuing embassies and consulates are back online, though problems are still occurring with some online immigrant visa application forms. DOS stated that it will continue scheduling visa interviews and issuing nonimmigrant and immigrant visas…
Tagged with: DOS, Nonimmigrant Visas, Technical Problems
Posted in Immigrant Visas, In The News, Nonimmigrant Visas
Posted in Immigrant Visas, In The News, Nonimmigrant Visas
USCIS Draft Guidance on When to File an Amended H-1B Petition after the Simeio Solutions Decision
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued draft guidance on when to file an amended H-1B petition pursuant to the USCIS Administrative Appeal Office (AAO) precedent decision in Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC. The decision held that employers must file amended…
USCIS Temporarily Suspends Premium Processing for Extension of Stay H-1B Petitions
Effective May 26, 2015, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) temporarily suspended premium processing for all H-1B Extension of Stay petitions until July 27, 2015. Petitioners will not be able to file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, for…
Tagged with: Form I-129, H-1B Extension of Stay, Request for Premium Processing Service
Posted in In The News, Nonimmigrant Visas
Posted in In The News, Nonimmigrant Visas
Visa Bulletin for June 2015 Issued
The Visa Bulletin for June 2015 has been issued by the Department of State. There was forward movement in most employment-based and family-based visa categories. Also announced in the bulletin, the Kentucky Consular Center has registered and notified the winners…
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