by admin | Apr 19, 2013 | News
In a recent policy memo, USCIS announced that it is limiting the response time to 30 days for a request for additional evidence (RFE) issued in response to a I-601A provisional unlawful presence waiver application, rather than the normal 84 days for RFE responses....
by admin | Apr 19, 2013 | News
Maintaining lawful permanent resident status and avoiding abandonment of it by long absences abroad can be tricky. There is a common misunderstanding that simply returning to the United States once every six months will preclude a finding that one has abandoned his or...
by admin | Apr 19, 2013 | News
USCIS announced that commencing on May 6, 2013, foreign nationals will be required to submit fingerprints and photographs when appearing at USCIS offices for interviews or to receive evidence of an immigration benefit. This new biometrics requirement is called...
by admin | Apr 19, 2013 | News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will automate Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, for all air and sea arrivals — not land border port of entry arrivals — eliminating the paper Form I-94. The new process goes into effect on April 30, 2013. The following is a...
by admin | Apr 19, 2013 | News
For the first time since 2008, the 65,000 H-1B cap has been reached within the first week of the filing period, with a total of approximately 124,000 H-1B petitions received by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS also announced that it received...
by admin | Apr 19, 2013 | News
The gang of eight senators working on comprehensive immigration reform have announced that they are almost finished with their work on the Senate’s legislative package and expect to introduce a comprehensive overhaul bill on April 16. Legalizing the status of the 11...
