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On Friday, August 18, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security announced that they were extending the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of Ukraine for 18 months, from October 20, 2023, through April 19, 2025! Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas stated, “Russia’s ongoing military invasion of Ukraine and the resulting humanitarian crisis requires that the United States continue to offer safety and protection to Ukrainians who may not be able to return to their country,”.

For further details please review the USCIS News Release, “Secretary Mayorkas Extends and Redesignates Temporary Protected Status for Ukraine“

 
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On Monday August 21st, USCIS started offering a new online form for individuals, attorneys, and accredited representatives to request an in-person appointment for certain types of appointments, such as customer service-related appointment requests like the ADIT stamp or emergency advanced parole! These appointments are for the local field office without having to call the USCIS Contact Center, to help reduce USCIS Contact Center wait times. With this new tool, individuals can visit my.uscis.gov/appointment to submit a request for an appointment with their own local field office.

Review the USCIS News Alert for more details: USCIS Launches Online Appointment Request Form

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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 Blog.

If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, August 25, 2023. Act now and submit your questions!

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The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) provides an updated ‘processing times’ in table form, with information on FY2023 third quarterly completions; April 2023 to June 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 to completion.

AAO Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 7/10/23. If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.

Note: Starting with the January 2017 Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times Report, the AAO has changed how it presents processing time data. The AAO will now provide, by form type, the total number of case completions for the fiscal year quarter and the percentage completed within 180 days, cases completed divided by their projected case goal.

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This article tells the story of a Drug Courier catch in Nogales, Arizona, along the Mexico border, smuggling fentanyl into this country. We are all aware of the illicit fentanyl flowing into the U.S. from Mexico, but we hardly ever get to hear the smuggler’s story in their own words. 

Review the NPR Radio Interview and News Article: Who is sneaking fentanyl across the southern border? Hint: it’s not the migrants 

 
Note: This article includes a 6-minute audio recording! 

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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding a national conference, “National immigrant integration and citizenship education (NIICE) 2023 conference. (PDF)” on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, between 8:00 am to 5:45 pm (Eastern) and Wednesday, October 18, 2023, between 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (Eastern). USCIS has partnered with the White House Task Force on New Americans (TFNA) and the Interagency Naturalization Working Group (NWG) to present this in-person conference on immigrant integration and citizenship education!

Review the USCIS Upcoming National Engagements Web Page for more details: National immigrant integration and citizenship education (NIICE) 2023 conference. (PDF) 

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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding a national webinar, “USCIS Refugee Processing Quarterly Stakeholder Engagement” on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, between 2:00 to 3:00 pm (Eastern). The webinar (Stakeholder Engagement) will include USCIS representatives who will provide progress updates on their operational work and anticipated goals for refugee processing! They will also have a Q&A session at the end of the engagement on this subject. 

Review the USCIS Upcoming National Engagements Web Page for more details: USCIS Refugee Processing Quarterly Stakeholder Engagement

* If you missed their previous engagement in June 2023, you can find it here presentation (PDF)

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Question #1 – Deportation 

Can a person who was deported from the U.S.A ever return to the US legally? 

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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 August 1, 2023!

Update to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. New Edition Dated 08/01/23.
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The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.

Click the link to view the September 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) and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center using Consular Processing (outside of the US) or file on their own with USCIS Form I-485 (within the US).

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