Immigration Insights Podcast: International Entrepreneur Parole Program & Biometrics Requirement
As of December 2, 2024, USCIS has updated its policy to require that Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, be submitted along with Form I-485, which is the Application to Register...more
The November 2024 Visa Bulletin shows no changes from the October 2024 Visa Bulletin in the Dates for Filing or Final Action Dates in any listed category, with the exception of the fourth preference category for Certain...more
Each month, federal immigration authorities publish a list of dates informing immigrant visa applicants when they should expect to be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to government officials. This...more
On January 31, 2024, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule to adjust filing fees for most petitions and applications. The new fees take effect for petitions and applications filed...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. Department of State have not indicated significant advancement in the priority dates for employer-based immigrant petitions, continuing the fiscal year (FY) 2024...more
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will use the Dates for Filing Chart in February 2024, reflecting no movement. The Final Action Chart reflects minimal advancement....more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced the expansion of the online myProgress tool to Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and Form I-821, Application for...more
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will use the Dates for Filing Chart in December 2023. The US Department of State Visa Bulletin for December 2023 reflects no advancement in priority date cutoff dates in the...more
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services will use the Dates for Filing chart in February 2023. There is retrogression in the Other Works category for All Chargeability areas, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and...more
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services will use the Dates for Filing Chart in January 2023. Due to increased demand, an EB-1 cutoff date has been established for China and India. There are no other changes to the January...more
The US Department of State has released its November 2022 Visa Bulletin, outlining per-country priority date cutoffs that regulate immigrant visa availability and the flow of adjustment of status application and consular...more
US Citizenship and Immigration Services will use the Dates for Filing Chart in October 2022. EB-2 India will retrogress to May 1, 2012. Additionally, Final Action cutoff dates for India EB-2 and EB-3 will retrogress to April...more
In the September 2022 Visa Bulletin, visa numbers in certain categories may become unavailable mid-month. Other Workers from All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and the Philippines will retrogress to May 8, 2019. All other Final...more
The U.S. Department of State’s July 2022 Visa Bulletin indicates a significant advancement for Indian nationals in the second preference category for employment-based (EB-2) visas. On February 18, 2022, U.S. Citizenship...more
In August 2022, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services will use the Final Action chart. China and India EB-3 Final Action cutoff dates will advance by one month, as will India Other Workers cutoff dates. EB-2 and all...more
In July 2022, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services will use the Final Action chart. China EB-2 Final Action cutoff dates will advance by one month and India EB-2 Final Action cutoff dates will advance by three months....more
Because Congress limits how many green cards can be issued annually, the Department of State (DOS) releases a visa bulletin every month establishing the cut-off dates per preference category and country for the upcoming...more