Numerous immigration attorneys and green card applicants are reporting receiving Requests for Evidence (RFEs), especially from the Texas Service Center, for pending I-485s. It seems the RFEs are requesting proof of continued employment authorization,…
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The visa bulletin for July 2013 has just been published. No, the priority dates for EB-2 India still have not advanced. However, the visa bulletin does include some interesting forecasts for the August and September 2013 visa bulletins. Specifically:…
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We work with many clients who are applying for a “fast-track” green card, that is applying as an alien of extraordinary ability, outstanding researcher or professor, or applying for the national interest waiver. Frequently, those clients are eith…
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Breaking News: Some Family-Based Adjustment of Status Interviews to Be Waived USCIS announced in October 2012 that it would reallocate some of its workload, and shift cases from the four service centers to a field office or to the National Benefits C…
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Traveling as a Green Card Holder: What You Need to Know There are two issues for U.S. legal permanent residents (green card holders) who wish to travel internationally: 1) Physical presence in the U.S. to preserve the permanent residence status, and…
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In March 2012, the U.S. consulates in India launched the Interview Waiver Program (IWP) to further streamline the visa application process in India, to meet significantly increased demand. The U.S. consulates in India are now expanding that program f…
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The December visa bulletin has just been published, and it brings this news to the world of U.S. immigrants waiting for their green cards: 1. The Good: The EB-2 worldwide category remains current, and we anticipate it will stay current indefinitely (…
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What is a priority date in U.S. immigration, and why does it matter? In most cases, there are three major factors that determine how soon an applicant for permanent residence status will receive the green card: The country he/she was born in. The fam…
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