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 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…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on May 14, 2010 with processing dates as of March 31, 2010. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. The June 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 China and India. Have you already applied in EB3,…
The Badger State – The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants, Latinos and Asians in Wisconsin As Washington D.C. talks of Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR), we thought that it would be an appropriate time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by research…
The Old Dominion State – The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants, Latinos and Asians in Virginia As Washington D.C. talks of Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR), we thought that it would be an appropriate time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by…
The Beehive State – The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants, Latinos and Asians in Utah As Washington D.C. talks of Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR), we thought that it would be an appropriate time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by research…
The Lone Star State – Texas’ Immigrants, Latinos and Asians are a Political and Economic Powerhouse As Washington D.C. talks of Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR), we thought that it would be an appropriate time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by research…