DOS posted the visa bulletin for June 2022. Visa numbers will still be current for Second preference (F2A) – spouses and children (unmarried and under 21 years of age) of lawful permanent residents and employment-based petitions. Most regions have been set to “Current” for June 2022 in an effort to maximize number use during the DV-2022 program year. Remzi Guvenc…
Since 2011 USCIS has been issuing employment and travel authorization on a single card which is called a combo card for the green card applicants who are filing an Adjustment of Status Application. This card allows applicants to carry a single document that can be used for travel and as work authorization. Because of the serious EAD backlog, USCIS has…
Now applicants will be able to pay their filing fee and biometrics services fee with a credit card which is issued by the U.S. if they are filing; An application, petition, or request with a USCIS lockbox; or An application, petition, or request with the USCIS service centers. There will not be any additional cost to file by credit card and credit…
DOS posted the visa bulletin for May 2022. Visa numbers will still be current for Second preference (F2A) – spouses and children (unmarried and under 21 years of age) of lawful permanent residents and employment-based petitions. This month’s visa bulletin shows the Diversity Immigrant category Rank cut-off number for Europe in May as 27,000 and it will be current in…
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 July 25, 2022. This includes Requests for Evidence, Notice…
Since 8 Nov 2021, the USA has lifted travel restrictions and is now open for tourism — effectively ending the travel ban for 33 countries, including China, the United Kingdom, and European Union countries. All fully vaccinated foreign travelers and non-immigrant, non-U.S. citizen travelers — regardless of citizenship — can enter the United States, as long as they show proof…
