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DOS Provides Additional Estimated Wait Times for Nonimmigrant Visa Applications
November 8th, 2022
The Department of State (DOS) Visa Appointment Wait Times page was recently updated to include estimated wait times for interview waivers in addition to estimated wait times for interview appointments for multiple categories of nonimmigrant visa appl…
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H.R. 9225: Bill Introduced to Address USCIS Case Backlog
October 27th, 2022
U.S. Representative Tony Cárdenas (D-CA 29th District) introduced the Case Backlog and Transparency Act of 2022 on Tuesday to implement new reporting protocols for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in a bid to both identify the cause…
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Worldwide Visa Operations- DOS Update
October 25th, 2022
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has announced that its worldwide visa operations are quickly recovering from setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic primarily affected DOS visa processing in two ways: DOS processed fewer ap…
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November Visa Bulletin Available
October 11th, 2022
November Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the November 2022 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) a…
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USCIS Further Expands Premium Processing Service
October 3rd, 2022
On September 15, USCIS began accepting Form I-907 Requests for Premium Processing Service for two additional categories of I-140 petitions: E13 multinational executive and manager petitions filed by January 1, 2022 E21 NIW petitions filed by February…
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September 2022 Visa Bulletin Available
August 17th, 2022
September Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the September 2022 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”)…
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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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December 2021 Visa Bulletin Updates
November 17th, 2021
December Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the December 2021 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) a…
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USCIS Plans to Open New Lockbox Facility
November 16th, 2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to open a new lockbox facility in Elgin, Illinois next year. This will expand its lockbox capability in processing cases. In order to prepare the for the adjustment, USCIS shifted filing locatio…
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USCIS Settlement Affects Work Authorization Adjudication for Nonimmigrant Spouses
November 12th, 2021
Spouses of H-1B and L-1 visa beneficiaries have been disproportionately affected by the USCIS processing delays for work authorization. This has caused several H-4 and L-2 beneficiaries to lose their jobs, harming not only the foreign national, but U…
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