The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has extended the time period for information collection for Form I-102, Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document until July 23, 2010. During this period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to revise Form I-102. The purpose of the form: for a nonimmigrant to…
MVP Law Group is excited to announce the launch of our “Q & A Forum.” We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on June 16, 2010 with processing dates as of April 30, 2010. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that they have made minor changes to Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident card. This new form contains more user-friendly features and has been made available on the USCIS website. USCIS will accept previous versions of Form I-90 for 45…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click here to view the July 2010 Visa Bulletin. The July 2010 Visa Bulletin still shows employment based third preference (EB-3) visas as oversubscribed while the employment based second preference (EB-2) is current for all areas of chargeability except for…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has extended the time period for information collection for Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application until July 9, 2010. During this period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to revise Form I-824. This form has multiple purposes: to request a…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is seeking public comment on a proposed federal rule that would adjust most fees by 10% for immigration benefit applications and petitions. USCIS is a fee-based organization with about 90% of its budget coming from fees paid by applicants and petitioners to…
The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released on June 8, 2010 with processing dates as of May 1, 2010. If you filed an appeal, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case. Administrative Appeals Office The current processing time for…
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently affirmed the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification (LC) for three alien workers for the position of “Senior Programmer Analyst.” The employer filed a LC which was accepted for processing on August 15, 2007. ETA Form 9089…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has announced that several more forms will be transitioning from the Service Centers to the Lockbox Network. USCIS believes that by centralizing form and fee intake to a Lockbox environment, USCIS will improve consistency and integrity in the intake process. The forms…