The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding a national webinar, “National Asylum Engagement” on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, between 2:00 to 3:00 pm (Eastern). The webinar (Stakeholder Engagement) will include USCIS representatives who will give an update on the asylum program! They will also have a…
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Certain USCIS Updated Forms Take Effect on April 1 with No Grace Period
The USCIS updated forms listed below will take effect April 1, 2024. A new USCIS rule which also goes into effect April 1st, normally would allow a grace period but because of the new fee structure there will be none and the new 04/1/24 editions for certain forms must be…
USCIS Electronic Reading Room
USCIS has an online Electronic Reading Room with access to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requested documents. The Reading Room is really a Web-based searchable database of public requested FOIA documents; mixed with USCIS documents that the government decided may have a larger public demand. You can use pull-downs to…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 3/1/24
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…
USCIS Webinar – H-2B Visa Program: Overview and Country Specific Allocations Recruitment (3-7-24)
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding a national webinar, “H-2B Visa Program: Overview and Country Specific Allocations Recruitment Webinar“, Thursday, March 7, 2024, between 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm (Eastern). The webinar covers the H-2B visa program and will provide an overview of country-specific allocations recruitment…
H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 2/22/24
The H-2B non-agricultural temporary worker program allows U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary non-agricultural jobs. There is a cap limit of 33,000 for the first half of the fiscal year and 33,000 for the second half for a total of 66,000 per year.…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 1, 2024
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…
2024 USCIS Forms Updates – 2/21/24
The USCIS Forms Updates web page lists their most recently updated forms. The list includes forms as they publish them and includes a brief explanation for the update. The updated form listed below is their most recent addition to the list, dated February 21, 2024! ______ Update to Form I-864W,…
AAO Processing Times – FY 2024 1st Quarter
The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) provides an updated ‘processing times’ in table form, with information on FY2024 first quarterly completions; October 2023 to December 2023. These figures indicate the time that it takes from the date the case is received at AAO coming from the Service Center or District Office…
Update – Visa Bulletin – March 2024
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the March 2024 Visa Bulletin UPDATE: When to File Your Adjustment of Status Application for Family-Sponsored or Employment-Based Preference Visas: March 2024 The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the…