While processing times can vary depending on individual circumstances and service center workloads, the following overview summarizes the range of processing times we observed from recently approved cases. EAD (I-765) Processing Times: Fastest Processing Time: The quickest EAD approval happened in just 29 days. This case was filed on December 14, 2023, and approved on January 12, 2024. Longest...
Here's a listing of sample I-485 EB processing times for cases approved in Fiscal Year 2024 (10/2023 to 09/2024). Sample Cases: Case 1: Filed on 01/02/2024, approved on 07/10/2024. No interview or RFE. Total processing time: 6 months. Case 2: Filed on 11/02/2020, approved on 06/26/2024. This case involved PD retrogression. RFE for medical was issued but no interview. Total processing time: 43...
The landscape of U.S. immigration for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) professionals has seen significant changes in recent years. In January 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) revised its policy guidance, impacting two key visa categories: the EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) and the O-1A nonimmigrant status for individuals of extraordinary...
February 2024 USCIS determined that for November 2023, applicants in all family-sponsored preference categories and all employment-based preference categories must use the Dates for Filing chart. The most notable change is in the F2A category, where the final action dates for most countries moved forward from November 2019 to February 2020. Categories in the employment-based preferences remained...
Navigating the labyrinth of immigration procedures is not an easy task, and even when everything is done correctly, errors can still happen. This can sometimes be due to oversights on the part of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This article will focus on one such case, where we represented a client whose Green Card was rescinded due to an error by USCIS. The...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a significant change to its visa availability approach for managing Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor, as part of a continuous effort to boost productivity and improve efficiency in the processing of these petitions. From July 2023, the USCIS Immigrant Investor Program Office (IPO) will adopt a new strategy in...
