DOS posted the visa bulletin for May 2023. USCIS determined that for May 2023, all family-sponsored preference categories must use the Dates for Filing chart and all employment-based preference categories must use the Final Action Dates chart in the visa bulletin. According to May 2023 visa bulletin, visa numbers will still be current for Second preference (F2A) – spouses and…
USCIS has extended the temporary suspension of biometrics submission requirements for certain applicants filing Form I-539 for an extension of stay or change of status to H-4, L-2, or E nonimmigrant status. Adjudications for these categories will proceed based on biographic information and related background checks without fingerprints and a photograph. The suspension has been extended through September 30, 2023.…
USCIS has clarified that paper-based benefit requests, such as those filed within a certain time period or by a certain age, will be considered timely if received by the end of the next business day if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday. The same policy also applies to mailed responses to a Request for Evidence…
Agencies verifying the eligibility of applicants for benefits are frequently presented with an I-765 Employment Authorization Document (EAD). To assist agencies in determining the applicant’s eligibility, they refer to some specific EAD category codes and the provisions of the federal regulations. (c)(11) is one of those categories. Aliens paroled into the United States in the public interest or temporarily for…
