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April 2022 Visa Bulletin Updates
March 17th, 2022
April Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the April 2022 Visa Bulletin. USCIS has announced that both family based and employment based Adjustment of Status applications should use the Dates for…
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USCIS Now Processing EAD and Advance Parole Separately
February 28th, 2022
Members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) have reported experiencing an increase in the number of approved employment authorization documents (EADs) without the approved advance parole (AP) travel authorization, even if the appli…
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March 2022 Visa Bulletin Updates
February 17th, 2022
March Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the March 2022 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) availab…
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New USCIS Lockbox Facility Open
February 14th, 2022
As announced in November 2021, USCIS has opened a new lockbox facility in Elgin, Illinois. On February 1, 2022, Elgin began accepting filings for Form I-751, and is expected to begin accepting certain applicants filing Form N-400 and Form I-130 soon.…
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Sivaraman Immigration Team Attends Virtual Luncheon Meeting with Charlie Oppenheim
February 9th, 2022
On February 9, Sivaraman Immigration Law team members attended a virtual luncheon meeting with Charlie Oppenheim, the recently retired Chief of the Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division of the U.S. Department of State. Hosted by the Federal B…
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FY 2023 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 1
February 2nd, 2022
Recently U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2023 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 1, 2022 and will close at noon Eastern on March 18, 2022. During this perio…
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February 2022 Visa Bulletin Updates
January 17th, 2022
February Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the February 2022 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) a…
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EOIR Proceedings Affected by COVID-19
January 12th, 2022
On January 10, 2022 the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) postponed certain immigration hearings. This decision is in response to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases across the country. The types of hearings that have been postponed ar…
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AILA Policy Brief on Shifting USCIS Priorities
January 6th, 2022
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) recently published a policy brief highlighting the systematic changes the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in how it interacts with its customers. USCIS was established by…
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Presidential Proclamation regarding Omicron
December 29th, 2021
Effective December 31, 2021 the White House plans to lift Proclamation 10315 (issued November 26, 2021), which suspended and limited travel for certain immigrants and nonimmigrants who were physically in eight African nations due to the rise in Covid…
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