INFORMATION SOURCE – USCIS USCIS Reaches FY 2015 H-1B Cap Release Date: April 10, 2014 WASHINGTON-U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 7 that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2015. USCIS has…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 3/18/14 with processing dates as of 1/31/14. 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…
How does your immigration status affect your eligibility for health care benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)? Not Sure? USCIS has put together a list of helpful links from www.healthcare.gov website that may help you. The www.healthcare.gov website includes some helpful resources and they are listed below: Common immigration…
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have alerted Web Users that some of their online customer service tools will not be available Wednesday, March 19 from 9-11 p.m. EST. They will be conducting maintenance on that part of their online system. The following online tools will not be available…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2014 statistics (first quarter) in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2014 statistics (first quarter) cover October 2013 through December 2013. The link to each program factsheet is…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that they have updated and streamlined e-Request. E-Request is a USCIS online customer service inquiry tool which allows an individual to quickly select and submit an online request to USCIS for the following instances listed below: Case Inquiry • Case outside of normal…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2013 statistics in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2013 statistics cover October 2012 through September 2013. The link to each program factsheet is listed below: • Permanent…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 2/18/14 with processing dates as of 12/31/13. 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…
An Elizabeth, NJ woman, Maritza Chavez, advertised herself to the general public as an Immigration Lawyer. Chavez created a company to help immigrants obtain U.S. citizenship. After a thorough investigation, it was made clear that Chavez was not a Lawyer and her company only helped her to take money from…
On February 1st, the USCIS launched a newly redesigned Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system. When calling the USCIS toll-free National Customer Service Center (1-800-375-5283), you will hear a new series of interactive messages to help streamline your access to immigration information, case status, and customer service representatives. This system redesign…