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Notes and updates on immigration law.
USCIS May Lose Your RFE Response
Yes, it’s true that your filings may get lost after they’ve been delivered to USCIS. In our experience, it’s extremely rare for USCIS to lose a package after it has been delivered to its facility. Oftentimes, it’s the carrier that may have lost/damaged the package while on route to USCIS. This may happen due to…
Tip Sheet On How To Communicate with the USCIS Contact Center More Effective
The CIS Ombudsman has released a guide to help customers better navigate the USCIS Contact Center. Helpful tips include: When does it make sense to reach out to the USCIS Contact Center? What else can I do in my online account to bypass the USCIS Contact Center? How can I make sure I get my…
I-140 Processing Time
The processing times here generally cover PERM-based I-140s. EB-1a, EB-1b, and EB-2 NIW will be highlighted in other posts. Update 11/24/2023 We are back with some more updates on I-140 processing times. Update 12/01/2022 Sample I-140 approval from TSC showing a continued trend toward faster adjudication. This one took less than a month. Update 09/26/2022…
H-1B Processing Update
Update 09/26/2024 Here are the latest processing updates from a recent sample of approvals. Recent H-1B Processing Times by Case Type and Service Center: Key Observations: Update 05/01/2024 Here are some latest processing updates. As cap-subject decisions start coming in, we’ll be providing additional updates. Based on the processing trends observed over the past three…
May Need a New Medical Exam If the Civil Surgeon is No Longer Listed
This is a situation where the reviewing officer’s discretion plays a significant role. USCIS has a tool on its website that lists all the civil surgeons in the US who are authorized to complete the I-693 medical exam. Applicants would go to the online tool, search for a civil surgeon near where they live, set…
USCIS Schedules and then Cancels Multiple Interviews Repeatedly
Update 10/29/2021 This is not over yet! The interview scheduled for 10/28/2021 was canceled on the date of the interview. We received a case update that a new interview date has been scheduled. Original Post 09/29/2021 No one knows what’s going on but these things do happen from time to time. Naturalization client attended the…
Why Is My Case Taking So Long?
Another Chance to File I-485 after Rejection USCIS Processing Update: H-4 / H-4 EAD I-485 EB Processing Update Expediting a Pending I-765 EAD Breaking: USCIS to Eliminate Biometrics Requirement for I-539 filers starting May 17, 2021 Biometric Appt may now be Rescheduled by Phone I-751 Processing updates Naturalization Processing Updates Temporary Extension of I-693 Validity…
Anxious About Not Having Received a Receipt Notice? Ask Emma
As USCIS continues to grapple with backlogs and extended processing delays, the issuance of receipt notices has also be impacted with some taking 3 weeks or longer to arrive by mail. Coupled with mail delivery issues at USPS, it has now become a challenge just to get the receipt notice in hand. It is no…
I-140 Processing Update
We are starting a post to give everyone a sense of the processing timeframe for I-140 petitions by showing some sample approvals. Below is an I-140 EB2 filed in October 2020 at the TSC. It was approved on 09/09/2021. In August, we received an I-140 EB3 approval on 08/31/2021 which was filed at TSC on…
Biden Administration Will Rescind Travel Bans and Instead Require Proof of Vaccination
Update 11/08/2021 Flyer about the New Covid-19 Travel Requirements: Update 11/05/2021 On 11/08/2021, the previous COVID-19 travel bans will be replaced with a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all international air travelers to the United States. Passengers must provide proof of vaccination to airlines who will: Match the name and date of birth to the information…