USCIS Will Automatically Extend Green Cards for Naturalization Applicants

Posted on by Jay Wu
Starting December 12, 2022, all applicants for N-400 (naturalization) will receive an automatic extension of their green card for up to 24 months. Applicants no longer need to file a separate I-90 to extend their green cards. The automatic extension will be stated on the N-400 receipt notice. The receipt notice can be presented with the expired Green Card as evidence of continued status as well...

Designation of Ethiopia for TPS

Posted on by Jay Wu
USCIS has announced that on December 12, 2022, it will publish a Federal Register notice explaining the registration process for Temporary Protected Status by Ethiopian nationals in the U.S. who meet certain conditions. This TPS designation of Ethiopia allows nationals of Ethiopia (and individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Ethiopia) who have continuously resided in the...

I-539 Processing Times for Changing Status to F-1

Posted on by Jay Wu
Update December 21, 2022 We are continuing to see faster adjudication times for I-539 changing status to F-1. This example is about 2 months and the posted timeframe is at 18 months. Original Post December 6, 2022 We are seeing faster adjudication of change of status requests to F-1. Below are some recent samples showing total processing times of under 4 months. Compared to a few years ago, when...