The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has released all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall), for a total of fifty-two updated fact sheets with accompanying info graphics and other details. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants, Asians and Latinos in each…
USCIS has published, (8/31/16), a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register for the proposed International Entrepreneur Rule. USCIS is inviting the public to comment for the next 45 days. To submit your comment, follow the instructions at the top of the Federal Register notice and remember the comment…
The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has released all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall), for a total of fifty-two updated fact sheets with accompanying info graphics and other details. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants, Asians and Latinos in each…
USCIS has alerted stakeholders that (Special Situations) immigration measures are available for unforeseen circumstances, such as the recent severe storms and flooding in Louisiana but they must request them. The News Alert details several specific measures that may be available and are listed below. When making any of these Special…
USCIS has published the transcript of the USCIS-DOS-HHS Press Call on Syrian Refugee Processing which took place on Friday, August 5, 2016. This Press Call (conference call) started off with statements by Assistant Secretary of State, The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration, Anne C. Richard, US Citizenship and Immigration…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 8/11/16 with processing dates as of 6/30/16. 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 U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2016 statistics (thirrd quarter) in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2016 statistics (third quarter) cover April 2016 through June 2016. The link to each program factsheet is…
On Monday, August 1, 2016, USCIS announced that if you currently have a 17-month STEM OPT extension, you may apply to add 7 month to your extension. To apply for this 7-month extension you must file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization (with the required fee and signature) on or…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding a stakeholder teleconference on Thursday, August 11, 2016 between 4:00 to 5:00pm (Eastern). The subject of the event will be a “Dialogue with USCIS Director León Rodríguez” and will include his introduction and a Q&A session. Director Rodríguez will…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 7/14/16 with processing dates as of 5/31/16. 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…