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…
DOS posted the visa bulletin for August 2022. USCIS determined that for August 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 the August 2022 visa bulletin, visa numbers will still be current for Second preference (F2A) – spouses…
The diversity visa program allows up to 50,000 lottery winners from many countries a path to permanent residency in the U.S. each year. The program receives about 14 million applications annually. Passport Rule for Diversity Visa Applicants promulgated in 2019, required applicants to possess a valid passport just to enter the lottery for a chance to receive a visa to…
DOS posted the visa bulletin for July 2022. USCIS determined that for July 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 July 2022 visa bulletin, visa numbers will still be current for Second preference (F2A) – spouses and children (unmarried…
In 2017, USCIS implemented a regulation facilitating an automatic, 180-day extension of EADs for certain categories of EAD holders, which took effect with the provision that the individual filed a timely request for EAD extension. The increased challenges faced by USCIS due to the COVID-19 pandemic caused a massive backlog and a 180-day extension was no longer sufficient to solve…
