On March 30, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule entitled, Implementation of the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act.2. In this final rule, USCIS codifies multiple changes to the premium processing benefit and clarifies when USCIS is to implement premium processing updates. On May 24, 2022, USCIS announced that it will begin accepting Form I-907 (Premium Processing…
I-907 is a form that petitioners use to expedite the processing of form I-129, Petition for a non-immigrant worker, and I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers. According to this notice, starting May 31, 2022, USCIS will not accept a single, combined fee payment when an applicant or petitioner files Form I-907 with another form. The Form I-907 fee must be…
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…
USCIS establishes a program that permits eligible Ukrainian citizens and certain immediate family members who have been displaced by Russian aggression to be sponsored online for humanitarian parole to the United States by an eligible U.S.-based sponsor. To be eligible for humanitarian parole under Uniting for Ukraine, applicants will need to: Resided in Ukraine immediately before the Russian invasion (through Feb.…
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…
