On Friday, September 17, 2021, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) celebrated the 234th Constitution and Citizenship Day by welcoming over 21,000 new citizens in 335 naturalization ceremonies across this wonderful country. USCIS Director, Ur M. Jaddou stated, “Citizenship Day and Constitution Day are special days at USCIS –…
Nearly 760,000 individuals became naturalized citizens every year between the FY 2015 and FY 2019 period! The total was over 3.7 million new naturalized citizens during that period. The linked fact sheet below summarizes the data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization records to provide information on the…
On Friday, September 10th, the House Judiciary Committee released bill text on immigration provisions that will be included in the budget reconciliation package. Committee Chairman Nadler substituted the full bill text with an amendment that makes technical changes to the initial bill text affecting the recapturing of visas. On September…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the October 2021 Visa Bulletin Update: USCIS Adjustment of Status Filing Dates for October 2021 (AILA Doc. No. 21091305) The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during…
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Wednesday, September 14th, that effective October 1, 2021, all applicants subject to an immigration medical examination must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19! The COVID-19 vaccination must be finished before the civil surgeon can complete and sign the applicant’s immigration medical examination, Form…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the October 2021 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)…
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…
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The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), a sub-agency of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), launched its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Public Access Link (PAL), which will allow users to submit and check the status of requests, download records and browse the FOIA reading room! It will…