TPS for Burma has been extended until May 25, 2024
DHS today announced an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma for an additional 18 months, from Nov. 26, 2022, through May 25, 2024.
USCIS Expands Premium Processing for Certain I-140s
USCIS Expands Premium Processing to I-140 EB1 (EB1-C) and I-140 EB-2 (NIW)
Current Venezuelan TPS Holders May Now Extend Their TPS and EADs Until March 2024
DHS has announced the re-registration process for current Venezuela Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries. The announcement came at the very last minute as the initial TPS was set to expire on September 9, 2021. USCIS did announce that there will be a renewal option months before but the formal instructions just came out a few days before the expiration. As a form of accommodation,...
Covid Policy of Accepting Copies of Signed Forms Will Become Permanent
As part of its efforts to provide flexibility and accommodations during the Covid pandemic, USCIS has been accepting all benefit forms and documents with reproduced original signatures since 03/20/2020. A document may be scanned, faxed, photocopied, or similarly reproduced provided that the copy must be of an original document containing an original handwritten signature, unless otherwise...
USCIS Updates Guidance for O-1 Petitions Focusing on STEM Fields
USCIS has updated policy guiance on how USCIS evaluates evidence to determine eligibility for O-1A nonimmigrants of extraordinary ability, with a focus on persons in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) fields. Update: Being named on a competitive government grant for STEM research can be a positive factor towards demonstrating that a beneficiary is at the top of the...
Updated Post 07/07/2022
USCIS Temporarily Increases Automatic EAD extension up to 540 daysUSCIS posts alert about “Transfer the Underlying Basis” and creates inflated expectations over EB I-485 applicationsI-485 EB Processing Update
Updated Posts 07/1/2022
I-140 Processing Time
Updated Posts 06/14/2022
I-485 EB Processing UpdateH-1B Processing UpdateFast H-1B Approval Without PremiumUSCIS posts alert about “Transfer the Underlying Basis” and creates inflated expectations over EB I-485 applications
Updated Posts 04/16/2022
I-485 EB Processing Update H-1B Processing Update
I-751 Interviews No Longer Mandatory
On April 7, 2022, USCIS revised its policy to allow the waiving of interviews for conditional permanent residents (CPR) who have filed a petition to remove the conditions on their permanent resident status via I-751. This means that if there is sufficient evidence of bona fide marriage, a USCIS officer may decide to waive the interview and approve the I-751 based on the documentary evidence...