Immigration
While not a major issue as we are less than 1 week away from October 1 and the beginning of the new fiscal year, USCIS has announced that they have met the statutory cap for Employment based cases so will not be adjudicating any more I-485 applications until October
Extraordinary Ability
We have had clients contact us wanting to appeal the denial of their case by USCIS to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO). Generally, our response to people is that appeals are extremely difficult to get approved, and usually not worth the money. However many people still want to appeal and
Immigration
Sometimes it is possible to get caught up in our criminal justice system because you are in the wrong place at the wrong time or with the wrong people. This article at the lawyerist,com is a wake up call to those who are not citizens to remember - just because
Adjustment of Status
Because of the new format of the Visa Bulletin, it will be easier for me to break these updates into two sections: Section 1 will discuss the Final Action Date; and, Section 2 will discuss movements in the Dates for Filing section. Final Action Date Movements: Family Based: Most categories
Immigration
USCIS and DOS have worked together to develop a new Visa Bulletin System. Under the old system, the DOS would release a visa bulletin every month. The Visa Bulletin would list each visa category with a series of cut-off dates for various countries as well as a catch-all
Extraordinary Ability
Premium Processing is a service offered by USCIS for which anyone filing an I-140 (or with an I-140) can pay USCIS an extra $1225 and they will guarantee processing your case within 2 weeks or they will refund your money (and, according to USCIS, continue processing the case
Immigration
The September, 2015 Visa Bulletin has been released by the Department of State. Below are some of the highlights. If you would like to view the September bulletin please click here for access. Family Based Cases Most family based categories moved forward about 1 month. The only exception was F2A
Adjustment of Status
One would think that the timelines that USCIS lists on their website for each case type a particular USCIS office would be accurate, up to date, and easy to understand. Unfortunately, this is not the case. If you go to the USCIS website and click on See Office Case Prcessing
Adjustment of Status
Last week the August 2015 visa bulletin came out. While there were not many major changes, there are some worth noting. First, in terms of family based numbers, most categories moved forward about 1 month for All Other Countries. Numbers for Mexico, China, India and the Philippines either stayed at
Immigration
Under the provisions of the Executive Order signed by President Obama earlier this year, EADs for certain DACA recipients was to be extended from two to three years. However, due to the Court Case brought against USCIS very soon after the signing of the order, an injunction was placed on
Immigration
The Department of State is reporting that the database responsible for handling biometric clearances has been rebuilt and is being tested. As of yesterday 39 posts, which account for almost 2/3 of all their normal capacity, are back online and issuing visas. However there is still a large backlog
passport
As of June 15, 2015 the Department of State has been experiencing severe issues with its computer system, which is preventing them from issues visas and passports. According to the DOS: This is a global issue, and we are working around the clock to fix it. More than 100 computer