Importance of Verifying Your Green Card Issuance: USCIS May Incorrectly Approve your GC Too Early

Posted on by Jay Wu
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 This article will focus on one such case, where we represented a client whose Green Card was rescinded due to an error by USCIS.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...

USCIS Policy Updates Simplified: The Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

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We are summarizing the recent policy updates from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding the "public charge ground of inadmissibility." What is the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility? The public charge ground of inadmissibility is a legal term used in immigration law. It refers to a rule that can deny visas, admission, or adjustment of status to people who are...

Processing Times for Family-based petitions and applications, including I-130 and I-485

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September 12, 2024 Based on recent sample case approvals, here is a processing time range for various categories. 1. Spouse of U.S. Citizen (I-130 and I-485 Combined) Case 1:Filed: 12/28/2023, Approved: 07/30/2024Total Time: 7 months Case 2:Filed: 04/12/2023, Approved: 06/12/2024Total Time: 14 months Case 3:Filed: 12/14/2023, Approved: 06/13/2024Total Time: 6 months Case 4:Filed: 01/27/2023,...

I-485 EB Processing Time (Filed in FY 2023)

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Final Update ***Final update to finish off the processing times for FY 2023. Updates for FY 2024 will be here. *** In this update, we finalize the update for for I-485 EB approvals received before October 2023. Sample Cases: Case 1: Filed on 10/06/2022, approved on 08/11/2023. No RFE or interview. Total processing time: 10 months. Case 2: Filed on 10/06/2022, approved on 08/11/2023. No RFE or...