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The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.

Click the link to view the July 2022 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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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 17, 2022. Act now and submit your questions!

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is publishing fact sheets with information on the population that are eligible for naturalization in specific regions. These fact sheets provide information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in the different regions of the country. I have included three of the regions below.

USCIS Factsheets:

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The Department of Homeland Security published a notice in the Federal Register that they were designating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of Cameroon for 18 months. This designation of TPS is based upon extreme violence perpetrated by government forces and armed separatists, and a rise in attacks led by Boko Haram in Cameroon making return un-safe. The Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced the 18-month designation of Cameroon for TPS in April. 

 
For further details please review the USCIS News Release, “DHS Announces Registration Process for Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon“. 

 
Background:  

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Question #1 – Visa Bulletin

Where can I find the visa bulletin numbers?

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) announced on Thursday, March 31, 2022, that they would be adding 35,000 additional H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2022. USCIS announced on Tuesday, May 31st that they have received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 23,500 visas made available for returning H-2B workers. They will continue to accept petitions for H-2B workers for the other 11,500 visas which have been allotted for nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Haiti, regardless of whether they are returning workers. 

For more information, please review the USCIS News Alert, “Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for Second Half of FY 2022“. 

 
Source of Information: 

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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 3, 2022. Act now and submit your questions!

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The next webinar will be held by The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be, “The CIS Ombudsman’s Webinar Series: Employment-Based Immigrant Visas – A Conversation with USCIS on the Statutory Framework and Pandemic Challenges“. The subject of the webinar will be about USCIS’ efforts to use all available immigrant visa numbers, giving eligible employment-based adjustment applicants the opportunity to obtain a Green Card within this fiscal year. The webinar will be held online, Thursday, May 26th from 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm Eastern. For more details about this DHS event please review, “The CIS Ombudsman’s Webinar Series: Employment-Based Immigrant Visas – A Conversation with USCIS on the Statutory Framework and Pandemic Challenges“.

 
Source of Information:

DHS (dhs.gov), 5/17/22, DHS Event:

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expanding its premium processing service for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, and are classified under the EB-1 and EB-2. This expanded premium processing service is only for certain previously filed Form I-140 petitions under an E13 multinational executive and manager classification or E21 classification, member of professions with advanced degrees or exceptional ability seeking a national interest waiver (NIW). 

*The expansion will occur in phases: 

  • Beginning June 1, 2022, we will accept Form I-907 requests for E13 multinational executive and manager petitions received on or before Jan. 1, 2021. 
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