DOS posted the visa bulletin for December 2022. USCIS determined that for December 2022, all family-sponsored preference categories must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Visa Bulletin and all employment-based preference categories must use the Final Action Dates chart. According to December 2022 visa bulletin, visa numbers will still be current for Second preference (F2A) – spouses and…
USCIS announced that it is extending flexibilities previously announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants and petitioners who are responding to certain agency requests in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This flexibility applies if the issuance date listed on the request, notice, or decision is between March 1, 2020, and January 24, 2023. This includes Requests for Evidence, Notice…
The H-2B program allows U.S. employers or U.S. agents who meet specific regulatory requirements to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary nonagricultural jobs. Every fiscal year Congress set 66, 000 visas available for noncitizens. As a result of the need for seasonal workers, the Department of Homeland Security announced that an additional 64, 716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural…
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that they have extended the Form I-9 flexibility policy until July 31, 2023. This provision only applies to employers and workplaces that are operating remotely. Remzi Guvenc Kulen, Esq. Kulen Law Firm, P.C.
DOS posted the visa bulletin for November 2022. USCIS determined that for November 2022, all family-sponsored preference categories must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Visa Bulletin and all employment-based preference categories must use the Final Action Dates chart. According to November 2022 visa bulletin, visa numbers will still be current for Second preference (F2A) – spouses and children…
DOS posted the visa bulletin for October 2022. USCIS determined that for October 2022, all family-sponsored preference categories must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Visa Bulletin and all employment-based preference categories must use the Final Action Dates chart. According to October 2022 visa bulletin, visa numbers will still be current for Second preference (F2A) – spouses and children…
Premium Processing is a service that USCIS provides expedited processing for certain types of forms with an extra fee. USCIS has started implementing an expansion of their premium processing services for certain pending Form I-140. On September 15, 2022, USCIS started to accept I-907 (Premium Processing) requests for; E13 multinational executive and manager petitions received on or before January 1,…
People who are applying for Green Card (I-485) within the US must submit Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693). Normally, USCIS considers a completed Form I-693 to retain its evidentiary value for 2 years after the date the civil surgeon signed, as long as the date of the civil surgeon’s signature is no more than 60-day before…
Previously U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services had provided 12-month extension validity of a Green Card for permanent residents who properly filed I-90 to renew an expiring or expired Green Card. On September 26, 2022, USCIS started to automatically extend the validity of Permanent Resident Cards for 24 months for lawful permanent residents who file Form I-90 which is an application…
The Diversity Visa Lottery is a United States government lottery program that enables individuals from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States an opportunity to register for a lottery to obtain a Permanent Residency (Green Card). For Fiscal Year 2024, up to 55,000 Diversity Visas will be available. The online registration period for the DV-2024 will…
