On May 4, 2018, USCIS mailed a number of biometric services appointment notices with incorrect Application Support Center (ASC) locations. The affected notices have a date of 05/04/2018 and a case type of “I-751 – PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS ON RESIDENCE.” The notices tell petitioners to appear for their biometric services appointments starting the week of […]
New, Tougher Immigration Policy for Foreign Students
The USCIS issued a Policy Memorandum that has major consequences for students and their family members who are in the U.S. on F, J, and M statuses. The new Policy penalizes students who’s course load falls below full time or who violate the terms of the student status by working without authorization. The effective date of this […]
USCIS New Signature Confirmation Delivery
The USCIS will now use the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery service to mail the following: Permanent Resident green cards, Employment Authorization Cards, and Travel Booklets. The first phase will affect documents that need to be re-mailed because they have been returned as non-deliverable. Applicants who have changed mailing addresses during the […]
DACA Program Maintained for Now
On January 9, 2018, the U.S. district court issued an order directing the government to partially maintain the DACA program. The court’s decision orders DHS to maintain DACA on a nationwide basis, under the same terms and conditions that were in effect before the program was rescinded. Here are the new rules: Renewal of DACA […]
K1 Fiance(e) Visa Processing Times
All K1 fiance visas start with filings in the U.S. and end with an interview at the U.S. Consulate abroad where the foreign fiance resides. A K1 fiance visa petition cannot be filed with any immigration office outside the U.S. Case processing currently can take anywhere from about 5 ½ months total to well over one […]