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On May 17, 2019, USCIS finished entering the data of FY2020 cap-subject petitions selected in the lottery. The lottery is a computer-generated, random selection process and includes petitions under the advanced degree exemption. As they have done in…
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How to Adjust Your Status
If you want to adjust your status to become a U.S. permanent resident under a family-sponsored or employment-based visa, you must first have a relative or employer file an immigrant visa petition on your behalf. Then, USCIS…
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June Visa Bulletin Available
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released the June 2019 visa bulletin.
Understanding the Visa Backlogs
A limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) are available each year, and…
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Yesterday AILA’s EB-5 Committee issued a practice pointer with key considerations from a presentation by Charles Oppenheim, the Chief of the Department of State‘s Visa Control and Reporting Division, on May 6 in Washington, D.C.. His pres…
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On February 25, 2019, USCIS announced that they expanded the fee payment system used in some field offices to 16 additional offices. These offices are in:
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Buffalo, New York
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
El P…
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Last week, the American Immigration Lawyers Association announced that USCIS processing delays have hit crisis levels. They provided a flyer to explain the current delays. Please take a look at the flyer below for more information about why cases are…
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AILA’s Department of State (DOS) Liaison Committee checks in each month with Charlie Oppenheim, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at DOS for updates about Visa Bulletin progress. Oppenheim also provides analysis of current t…
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How to Adjust Your Status
If you want to adjust your status and become a U.S. permanent resident under a family-sponsored or employment-based visa, you must first have a relative or employer file an immigrant visa petition on your behalf. Then, USCIS…
Read More
May Visa Bulletin Available
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released the May 2019 visa bulletin.
Understanding the Visa Backlogs
A limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) are available each year, and t…
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On April 5, 2019, USCIS announced that they had reached the 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap for FY2020. On April 10, 2019, they reached the 20,000 H-1B advanced degree exemption, or master’s cap. USCIS received 201,011 H-1B petitions during the fi…
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