H1B Visa Lawyer BlogSenate:
December 2, 2015
Committee: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Title: Oversight of the Administration’s Criminal Alien Removal Policies
Articles Posted in Immigration News
Updated Service Center Processing Times (as of 9/30/15)
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 11/17/15 with processing dates as of 9/30/15.
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 particular case.
USCIS Teleconference – Listening Session on Form I-864, Affidavit of Support – 11/19/15
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) will be holding a stakeholder listening session (teleconference) on Thursday, November 19th between 1:00pm to 2:00pm (Eastern). The subject of the event will be a general overview of filing tips and to gather any feedback on the following forms:
• Form I-864, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA • Form I-864A, Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member • Form I-864EZ, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA • Form I-864W, Intending Immigrant’s Affidavit of Support Exemption
Event Information:
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated FY2015 Statistics (Fourth Quarter)
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2015 statistics (fourth quarter) in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2015 statistics (fourth quarter) cover August 2015 through September 2015.
The link to each program factsheet is listed below:
• Permanent Labor Certification Program – Select Statistics, FY 2015 (fourth quarter)
Updated Service Center Processing Times (as of 8/31/15)
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 10/15/15 with processing dates as of 8/31/15.
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 particular case.
Alert – USCIS Customers Affected by South Carolina Floods, Immigration Relief is Available
USCIS released a News Alert on Thursday, October, 15th listing immigration relief measures that may help people affected by the recent flooding disaster in South Carolina.
These immigration relief measures may be available upon request:
• Change or extension of nonimmigrant status for an individual currently in the United States, even if the request is filed after the authorized period of admission has expired.
Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration – October 2015
Senate:
October 7, 2015
Committee: U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Title: Business Meeting – the agenda includes S. Res. 104, a resolution regarding the success of Operation Streamline and the importance of prosecuting first time illegal border crossers Time: 10:00am Place: SD-342 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Revised: Updated Service Center Processing Times (as of 7/31/15)
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 9/22/15 with processing dates as of 7/31/15.
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 particular case.
Updated Service Center Processing Times (as of 7/31/15)
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 9/14/15 with processing dates as of 7/31/15.
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 particular case.
Alert – USCIS Simplifies the Immigrant Fee Payment Process
As part of USCIS’s transition to its online Electronic Immigration System, they have revised payment processing for the Immigrant Fee Payment. The Immigrant Fee can now be paid by anyone including an Attorney as long as the Attorney has the immigrant’s Alien Registration Number (A-Number) and DOS Case ID. Prior to this change, the USCIS instructions for making payment online specified that only the Immigrating Applicant was allowed to pay the Immigrant Fee.
If you are immigrating to the United States as a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR), you must pay the $165 Immigrant Fee through the USCIS Electronic Immigration System unless you are exempt. The government uses this fee to process the immigrant visa packet and produce an individual’s Permanent Resident Card (Green Card). An Applicant will not receive the physical Green Card until the Immigrant Fee is paid.
Note: The USCIS Electronic Immigration System is an online account-based system that allows you to electronically submit certain benefit requests and fees.