USCIS has filled the quota for additional returning worker H-2B visas for the early second half of FY2024, receiving enough petitions to reach the cap of 19,000 visas. These visas are for returning workers with start dates from April 1, 2024, to May 14, 2024. However, USCIS is still accepting petitions for the additional country-specific allocation of 20,000 H-2B visas.…
Generally, noncitizens applying for immigration benefits who need to prove they are admissible, such as adjustment of status applicants, must submit a Form I-693 to demonstrate they are free from any conditions that would make them inadmissible based on health-related grounds. A Form I-693 that was completed and signed by a civil surgeon on or after November 1, 2023, does…
USCIS has revised its FAQs regarding employment-based adjustment of status for FY2024, reaffirming its commitment to utilizing as many available employment-based visas as possible. The FAQs also cover topics such as interfiling, retrogression, the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA), medical examinations, and other related matters. Remzi Guvenc Kulen Esq. Kulen Law Firm P.C.
USCIS determined that for April 2024, applicants in 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. According to the April 2024 visa bulletin, the priority date for the Second preference (F2A) – spouses and children (unmarried and under 21 years of age) of lawful permanent…
USCIS has issued a reminder that starting April 1, 2024, certain updated forms must be used by filers. They emphasize that the new 04/01/24 editions of these forms are required for submissions on or after April 1, 2024, and USCIS will only accept forms postmarked on or after that date. Remzi Guvenc Kulen Esq. Kulen Law Firm P.C.
There has been reports and examples of problems arising from USCIS transfers of I-129F petitions to the NVC. There has been a significant delay in the transfer of approved I-129F petitions from USCIS to the NVC, with the process taking an average of three to five months, much longer than anticipated. Upon receiving the petitions, the NVC’s creation of cases…
