As of May 5, 2014, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will ONLY ACCEPT the most recent version of Form N-400, Application for Naturalization (edition date 9/13/2013). All previous versions of Form N-400 will be rejected and returned if received after Sunday, May 4, 2014. Remember that you can…
WASHINGTON, DC – On Saturday, April 26, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Washington, DC Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA-DC) will take part in the eighth annual AILA Citizenship Day, hosting events at nine locations throughout D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Each year in April, at…
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) will be presenting a teleconference on the revised form N-400, Application for Naturalization. This teleconference will take place on Thursday, February 20, 2014 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EST). This free session will provide an overview of the revisions made to form…
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have sent out an email notice to USCIS Stakeholders that they are working to reduce the extended processing times for Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative. This form is filed by U.S. citizens for their eligible immediate relatives and is the first step…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 11/18/13 with processing dates as of 9/30/13. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 10/16/13 with processing dates as of 8/31/13. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your…
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has requested information from the federal government agencies involved in the immigration system for updates on their contingency plans in case of a government shutdown. A possible government shutdown could happen as early as October 1, 2013, the beginning of the new fiscal year…
On Tuesday, September 17, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced they have awarded nearly $9.9 million in grants to qualified organizations serving immigrants. These grants will be used by 40 organizations from 21 states to help prepare legal permanent residents (LPR) for U.S. citizenship. The News Release…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 9/17/13 with processing dates as of 7/31/13. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 8/20/13 with processing dates as of 6/30/13. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your…