Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 8/2/13 with processing dates as of 5/31/13. 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…
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Join the USCIS Idea Community
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have contracted with IdeaScale.com to allow online USCIS stakeholders to submit interactive feedback and new ideas to improve USCIS customer service. USCIS has setup the “USCIS Idea Community”, an online site that allows registered users to: submit feedback and ideas, to vote on…
Impact of New Americans: Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia & Washington
Immigration Policy Center Releases Updated State-by-State Fact Sheets! 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. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants,…
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, August 2, 2013
MVP Law Group, P.A. makes available the information and materials in this forum for informational purposes only. The information is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice or any contractual obligations. Further, the use of this site, and the sending or receipt of this information, does not create…
FAQs on Same-Sex Marriages and Immigration
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have added more Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the subject of Same-Sex Marriages and immigration benefits. There are now a total of (9) answered questions on the following subjects: “Petitioning for my Spouse”, “Applying for Benefits”, “Changes in Eligibility Based on Same-Sex Marriage”,…
Impact of New Americans: New Mexico, New Jersey, Oklahoma & Oregon
Immigration Policy Center Releases Updated State-by-State Fact Sheets! 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. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants,…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 2, 2013
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 readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer…
USCIS Annual Reports to Congress on H-1B Petitions & Characteristics
The American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (ACWIA) requires the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to report annually on the characteristics of H-1B petitioners. They have released two reports which are listed below. The first report released by USCIS is “Report on H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year…
OFLC’s Updated Factsheets, Third Quarter FY2013
The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has released updated factsheets containing Third Quarter FY2013 selected program statistics. These factsheets contain vision representations of the data by using graphs and tables, which makes them much easier to read and understand. I have provided the links to…
Updated Service Center Processing Times
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 7/19/13 with processing dates as of 5/31/13. 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…