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…
DOS posted the visa bulletin for September 2022. USCIS determined that for September 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 September 2022 visa bulletin, visa numbers will still be current for Second preference (F2A) – spouses and children…
Department of Labor’s The Office of Labor Certification (OFLC) announces the awarding of an investment from the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) to develop a new Permanent Labor Certification Program. The $7.2 million TMF investment will improve customer experience, and DOL’s services regarding permanent labor certificates, and address fraud and security risks overall. OFLC aims to make the system easier, faster,…
DOS announces that DV-2023 selectees no longer must submit to the KCC any other required supporting documents for DV-2023 to be eligible for an in-person interview at an embassy or consulate. For the Diversity Visa (DV) program for the fiscal year 2023 (DV-2023), selectees only need to submit to the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) the DS-260 immigrant visa application form…
The H-1B classification has an annual numerical limit (cap) of 65,000 new statuses/visas each fiscal year. An additional 20,000 petitions filed on behalf of beneficiaries with a master’s degree or higher from a U.S. institution of higher education are exempt from the cap. On August 23, 2022, USCIS announced that it reached H-1B Cap for FY2023. That means USCIS received…
At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, USCIS announced that it would accept copies of original signatures for petitions and applications sent to USCIS in paper form temporarily. As of July 25, 2022, USCIS announced that it will continue accepting copies of original signatures on all forms and documents. The petitioners, applicants, and their attorneys can submit a scanned, faxed,…
