The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the February 2023 Visa Bulletin UPDATE: When to File Your Adjustment of Status Application for Family-Sponsored or Employment-Based Preference Visas: February 2023 The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the…
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 27, 2023
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…
Eligible to Naturalize Fact Sheets: Philadelphia CBSA, Northwest Arkansas and Alaska
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is publishing fact sheets with information on the population that are eligible for naturalization in specific regions. These fact sheets provide information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in the different regions…
Visa Bulletin – February 2023
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the February 2023 Visa Bulletin The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during the reported month for: “Application Final Action Dates” (consistent with prior Visa Bulletins)…
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…
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Federal Holiday
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.” I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 1/13/23
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigration
List of some of the Top News Stories related to Immigration: VOX (vox.com), 1/10/23: What Biden’s immigration restrictions mean for migrants The Biden Administration announced new stringent immigration rules this week ahead of the President meeting in Mexico! The meeting included the Mexican President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and…
Checking USCIS Processing Times Online
You can now check USCIS processing times online at the USCIS web site. All you need to enter is your form number, and the office processing your case. USCIS has made processing times easier to understand and provide a more realistic date range. Check Case Processing Times The processing time…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Border Enforcement Actions
The Biden Administration has announced new enforcement actions which will increase border security and reduce individuals unlawfully crossing at the south ports of entry. The Whitehouse Factsheet states, “These measures will expand and expedite legal pathways for orderly migration and result in new consequences for those who fail to use…