Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the designation of Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. Only individuals who are already residing in the United States as of October 20, 2022 will be eligible for TPS. “The United States recognizes the ongoing armed conflict and the extraordinary and temporary conditions engulfing …
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From USCIS: On Oct. 5, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision on the 2012 Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA) policy. The court partially affirmed the district court’s July 2021 decision declaring the 2012 DACA policy unlawful. However, the court of appeals preserved the partial stay issued by the …
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending our temporary waiver of the requirement that civil surgeons must sign Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, no more than 60 days before an individual applies for the underlying immigration benefit (including Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status).The waiver was originally …
Effective Sept. 26, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is automatically extending the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) to 24 months for lawful permanent residents who file Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card.Lawful permanent residents who properly file Form I-90 to renew an expiring or expired Green Card …
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On Sept. 26, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security posted for public inspection a Federal Register notice extending and redesignating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma for 18 months. The 18-month extension of TPS for Burma is effective Nov. 26, 2022, through May 25, 2024. This extension allows existing TPS beneficiaries to retain TPS through May 25, …
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It’s no secret that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ backlog of cases awaiting a decision has grown exponentially due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resource constraint from the Trump administration. At the end of fiscal year 2021, the number of cases still awaiting adjudication beyond expected processing time reached eight million. In response, …
The USCIS recently announced the first phase of its expansion of premium processing for some types of applications. Specifically, 45-day day guaranteed premium processing is now available for I-140 petitions based upon EB-2 NIW and EB-1C Multinational Executives and Managers as follows: Starting June 1, 2022, I-907 premium processing requests will be accepted for EB-1C …
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is implementing premium processing for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. This expansion of premium processing only applies to certain previously filed Form I-140 petitions under an E13 multinational executive and manager classification or E21 classification as a …
WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced changes to simplify and improve how the agency communicates case processing time data to the public. As part of an agency-wide commitment to improve transparency, efficiency, and customer service, the changes also make it easier for individuals to get an immediate answer on when they can …
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) that increases the automatic extension period for employment authorization and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), available to certain EAD renewal applicants, to up to 540 days. The increase, which will be effective immediately on May 4, 2022, will help avoid gaps in employment for noncitizens with pending …
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