Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 5/21/13 with processing dates as of 3/31/13.
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 particular case.
Now that all of the new H-1B visas for the 2014 Fiscal Year have been allocated, What options do Employers who are looking to hire Foreign National Professionals have?
Here are some creative solutions to this problem:
OPT – STEM Extension
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of March 1, 2013.
If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on February 5, 2013 with processing dates as of December 31, 2012.
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.
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of February 1, 2013.
If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of December 1, 2012.
If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.
Many people seem to be wondering whether they should work based on their employment authorization documents (EADs). This dilemma is likely tied to the large number of individuals who were able to file adjustment of status applications (I-485s) in late 2011 or early 2012. For these individuals, the option of employment using an EAD is a recent development.
Background: Cutoff Date Retrogression and Fluctuation
There was rapid advancement of the EB2 India and China cutoff dates from December 2011 through April 2012. Thereafter, for most such applicants, visa numbers have been unavailable due to a phenomenon known as retrogression. As of this writing, the cutoff date for EB2 India has retrogressed – or moved backwards – to a cutoff date of September 1, 2004, valid during the months of October, November, and December 2012. EB2 China has less extreme retrogression, with a cutoff date of October 22, 2007 during the month of December 2012.
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on December 5, 2012 with processing dates as of October 30, 2012.
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.
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of November 1, 2012.
If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on October 29, 2012 with processing dates as of September 30, 2012.
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.
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