Adjustment of Status
Just about 1 month ago I wrote a blog post on using premium processing for EB-1 (both Outstanding Researcher and Extraordinary Ability) and EB-2 National Interest Waiver applications. Well, USCIS just put in place a new policy that may cause, at least some people, to change their minds and not
Immigration
DOS just put out a revised visa bulletin for October, 2015. No Final Action Dates were changed. The only changes made were to the Dates for Filing. Below are the changes that were made: In the Family Based categories the only changes made were for Mexico in the F1 (unmarried
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
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
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 in an
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
With a recent publication in the Federal Register, USCIS has started the process to begin modernizing the employment based immigration system. Unfortunately, they are only at the beginning of the process, and just indicated that modernizing the employment based system was part of their upcoming regulatory agenda. Below is how
consulate
What Happens if the Visa Stamp in your Passport Expires or is revoked? Are you required to leave the United States? Or are you allowed to stay? Many people seem confused as to what a visa stamp is for, what an I–94 is for, etc. Therefore, every once in
USCIS
For those of you who have had issues with incorrect information on your I-94 in the past, you understand the difficulties you have to go through to get it corrected. Generally, you have had to go back to the port of entry, hope that someone can see you in a
ULP
Some of you may have heard of this service, many of you probably have not. H&R Block (yes, the tax form people) had set up a service to help immigrants fill in immigration forms. They would not give actual legal advice, just help complete the forms. The American
EAD
According to USCIS Director Leon Rodriguez, the new regulations allowing certain H-4 spouses the ability to apply for employment authorization are close at hand. While we do not know exactly when the new rules will be out, the Director did also state that he was disappointed that they had not