Certain applicants who have filed Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, qualify for automatic extensions of their expiring employment authorization and/or EADs for up to 540 days if they: Properly[...]
> Read MoreI-751 – USCIS Implements Risk-Based Approach for USCIS Form I-751 Conditional Permanent Resident Interviews
From uscis.gov via email on 4/7/2022. WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced a policy update to adopt a risk-based approach when waiving interviews for USCIS Form I-751 conditional[...]
> Read More3/30/22 – USCIS Service Center Expands Credit Card Payment Pilot Program to All Forms
From USCIS on 3/30/22: As part of our credit card payment pilot program, the USCIS service centers are now accepting credit card payments using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card[...]
> Read More3/30/22 – USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests
From USCIS on 3/30/22 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending certain flexibilities through July 25, 2022, to assist applicants, petitioners, and requestors. We[...]
> Read MoreCBP Starts Issuing New I-94 Designations for L-2 and E Dependent Spouses Granting EAD – Employment Authorization – Incident to Status
On January 31, 2022, (CBP) Customs and Border Protection began issuing I-94 forms with new designations for L-2 and E visa dependents. The new designations for L-2 and E dependent[...]
> Read MoreUSCIS will no longer accept a single combined payment on certain forms filed together with an H1-B or H-1B1 petition
For all H-1B and H-1B1 petitions received on or after April 1, 2022, USCIS will no longer accept a single, combined fee payment when Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant[...]
> Read MoreUSCIS Urges Eligible Applicants to Switch Employment-Based Categories
From USCIS – Release Date 02/18/2022 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services encourages eligible applicants to consider requesting to transfer the underlying basis of their adjustment of status application to the first[...]
> Read MoreImmigration in the Build Back Better Act
Work permit / Travel Permit program: The House provision would grant at least 7 million undocumented immigrants “parole,” formally admitting them into the United States if they file an application,[...]
> Read MoreEmployment Authorization for L-2 Spouses based on Status
As it turns out, there was no need for USCIS to require L-2 Spouses to apply for EAD. They were supposed to get employment authorization based on their L2 status.[...]
> Read MoreEssential Workers Update – Immigration Reform Reconciliation Bill – 9/14/2021
On September 13, 2021 the Immigration Language for the Reconciliation Bill passed. You can find it here. 1) It creates a path to Permanent Residency for Dreamers, (anyone who came to[...]
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