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 March 23, 2023. This includes Requests for Evidence, Notice…
DHS published a proposed rule in the Federal Register proposing amendments to USCIS filing fees on certain immigration and naturalization applications. Previously, USCIS stated that current fees do not cover operational costs to timely adjudicate USCIS immigration and naturalization benefits. For this reason, they needed a new fee schedule to avoid the accumulation of future backlogs. DHS announced that the…
The Child Protection Act (CSPA) is an immigration law that addresses the issue of minor children “aging out” of eligibility for immigration benefits. The Act provides relief to certain beneficiaries who would have otherwise lost their eligibility for immigration benefits due to their age. Under previous CSPA guidance, published in May 2018, USCIS only considered a visa available for CSPA…
DOS posted the visa bulletin for February 2023. USCIS determined that for February 2023, all family-sponsored preference categories and all employment-based preference categories must use the Dates for Filing chart in the visa bulletin. According to February 2023 visa bulletin, visa numbers will still be current for Second preference (F2A) – spouses and children (unmarried and under 21 years of…
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 March 23, 2023. This includes Requests for Evidence, Notice…
USCIS is implementing the final phase of the premium processing form expansion for Form I-140 petitions under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications starting January 30, 2023. This phase applies to new (initial) petitions, in addition to all previously filed Form I-140 petitions under an E13 multinational executive and manager classification or E21 classification as a member of professions with advanced…
