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August 2022 Visa Bulletin Available
August 8th, 2022
August Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the August 2022 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) avail…
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USCIS Makes Signature Policy Permanent
August 8th, 2022
On July 25, 2022, USCIS announced its decision to make permanent a temporary signature policy from March 2020. Under this policy, USCIS permits copies of original signatures on all submitted USCIS forms, provided that all copies are of the original d…
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USCIS Announces Extension to Flexibility Policy through June 25, 2022
July 11th, 2022
USCIS extended a COVID-related policy providing flexibility for responding to agency requests for any requests, notices, or decisions issued between March 1, 2020 and July 25, 2022. View the original USCIS alert here. For More Information: This blog…
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July 2022 Visa Bulletin Updates
June 20th, 2022
July Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the July 2022 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) available…
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June 2022 Visa Bulletin Updates
May 23rd, 2022
June Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the June 2022 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) available…
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Afghans still being denied Humanitarian Parole
April 29th, 2022
The Biden administration has denied roughly 85% of the Afghan Humanitarian Parole applications it has processed so far. Out of the estimated 45,000 applications, the administration has only processed around 2,600 and has denied 2,250 of those process…
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USCIS Expands Premium Processing Services
April 18th, 2022
Currently USCIS offers Premium Processing Service options for the following processes: Form Number Applications Currently Eligible for Premium Processing Fee Time Frame Form I-140 EB-1 Alien of Extraordinary ability (EB-1A), EB-1 Outstanding professo…
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Categories: Immigration News
USCIS Announces Adjustment of Status Filing Chart Dates
April 15th, 2022
May Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the May 2022 Visa Bulletin. USCIS has also determined that all family-sponsored preference categories and all employment-based preference categories must…
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USCIS Expands Credit Card Payment Pilot Program
April 14th, 2022
USCIS has expanded its credit card payment pilot program to include most forms now. The program was launched at the Nebraska Service Center, but has now expanded to all service centers. The goal of this program is to move USCIS in the direction of ac…
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Categories: Immigration News
Updated USCIS Policy Guidance for First-Preference Immigrants
March 24th, 2022
USCIS announced two updates for its policy guidelines for the criteria it requires and reviews for first-preference immigrants. Individuals who fall under the first-preference category are individuals of extraordinary ability and are considered outst…
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