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The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) provides an updated ‘processing times’ in table form, with information on FY2023 second quarterly completions; January 2023 to March 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 4/10/23. 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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To celebrate the 247th Independence Day, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) held 180 naturalization ceremonies between June 30th and July 7th across America. These combined ceremonies totaled over 5,500 new citizens to our country!

USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou stated, “Promoting citizenship and making the naturalization process accessible to all who are eligible are a beautiful extension of many ideals that birthed our nation 247 years ago,”!

Please view this USCIS News Release for more details: USCIS Celebrates Independence Day 2023 and Continues its Commitment to Naturalization

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The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Rhode Island, South Carolina and South Dakota!

The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.

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On June 9th, USCIS placed their new fee schedule, Form G-1055 on their web site! Please review the link below for more information and to view the new fee schedule. Notice the edition date is 06/6/23 and can be found at the bottom of the form.

 Update to Form G-1055, Fee Schedule. New Edition Dated 06/6/23

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Question #1 – Conditional Permanent Residence

Are there any type of restrictions on a Conditional Green Card? Once I get my green card, can I travel out of the country?

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CBS News is reporting that the Biden administration has plans to house up to 800 unaccompanied migrant children coming in from the southern border in a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) empty boarding school in North Carolina. ORR, the federal agency that will care for these unaccompanied minors, hopes to open the facility in Greensboro, North Carolina this August! 

Review the CBS News Article for more details: U.S. to house migrant children in former North Carolina boarding school later this summer 

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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding a national webinar, “USCIS Fiscal Year 2023 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program” on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, between 1:00 to 2:00 pm (Eastern). The webinar will include USCIS representatives discussing the USCIS Notices of Funding Opportunity and the USCIS  Citizenship and Integration Grant Program for fiscal year 2023! The Citizenship and Integration Grant Program provides up to $25 million in grants to fund citizenship preparation programs across the United States. 

Review the USCIS Upcoming National Engagements Web Page for more details: USCIS Fiscal Year 2023 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program 

  
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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, June 30, 2023. Act now and submit your questions!

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Update: Temporary Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua Reinstated and Extended for 18 Months – (USCIS News Release –  6/20/23)

On Tuesday, June 13th, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced cancellation of the Trump Administration’s Termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua. This decision now extends TPS designations for 18 Months for current beneficiaries only! 

Review the USCIS News Release for more details: DHS Rescinds Prior Administration’s Termination of Temporary Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua 

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