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USCIS Announces Additional Mail Delivery Process for Receiving ADIT Stamp

1 year ago By Chief Editor

Release Date

03/16/2023

Lawful permanent residents may receive temporary evidence of their lawful permanent resident status by mail rather than physically visiting a field office to receive an Alien Documentation, Identification and Telecommunication (ADIT) stamp (also known as an I-551 stamp).

Lawful permanent residents are entitled to evidence of status and may require temporary evidence of their status in the form of an ADIT stamp if:

USCIS Issues Guidance on Analyzing Employers’ Ability to Pay Wages

1 year ago By Chief Editor

Release Date

03/15/2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued policy guidance (PDF, 313.21 KB) on how USCIs analyzes an employer’s ability to pay the proffered wage for immigrant petitions in certain first, second, and third preference employment-based immigrant visa classifications.

USCIS Extends Rule Providing Interpreters at Affirmative Asylum Interviews

1 year ago By Chief Editor

Release Date

03/15/2023

USCIS Removes Biometrics Requirement for Form I-526E Petitioners

1 year ago By Chief Editor

Beginning March 15, USCIS is removing the biometrics submission requirement and $85 fee requirement for petitioners filing Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor. Petitioners no longer need to submit the fee for biometrics services with their Form I-526E.

Volunteering on a non-profit board committee while on H-1B or H-4 visa: Implications for visa stamping and green card process

1 year ago By Chief Editor

Question details

Can a person on H-1B or H-4 visa be on the Board committee (Vice President) for the US based non-profit religious organization without pay (volunteer) ? Would it create any issue on visa stamping or GC process?

FAQ Transcript

You can work if the company is non-profit. There is no issue as long as you do not get paid in any way. If it is a for-profit company you could have a problem unless they tailor make the program according to the principles of labor laws.

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Filing H-4 and H-1 simultaneously || Status of F-1 once H-4 is approved || Most efficient way to get EAD F-1 or H-4?

1 year ago By Chief Editor

Question details

My case in brief:

I am currently of F1 OPT (STEM), valid until 15th June 2023.

My company will be filing for H1B this March.

However, I am wondering if I should be filing for an H4 visa simultaneously.

Could you tell me how long it takes for an H4 visa and an h4 EAD to process?

If I file for an H4 visa in February, would I lose my f1 visa as soon as the h4 visa is approved?

Is there any new policy where I can get h4EAD sooner? And moved my F1 EAD to h4 EAD without any employment gap?

Should I wait for the h1b result before applying for an h4 visa?

What is the best scenario to switch from F1 OPT EAD to h4 EAD, without/minimum employment gap?

FAQ Transcript

If you have been selected in the lottery, you will get a cap gap extension. If you do not get selected in the lottery, then obviously you have to go to H-4, you have plenty of time to figure that out. As soon as the change of status is approved, you lose your F-1. Premiuming through your husband would be great if that works for you.

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PERM Processing Times (as of 03/09/2023)

1 year ago By Chief Editor


Processing Queue	Priority Date
Analyst Review	June 2022
Audit Review	March 2022
Reconsideration Request to the CO	July 2022

Agency

Green Card

PERM - Labor Certification

Immigration Law

Processing Times

Recording for March 09, 2023 Conference Call with Rajiv S. Khanna

1 year ago By Chief Editor

Immigration.com

Community Conference Call

Nonimmigrant Visas

Green Card

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New Entrepreneur Resources Available on USCIS Website

1 year ago By Chief Editor

Release Date

03/09/2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has published additional online resources on uscis.gov to provide an overview of some of the temporary and permanent pathways for noncitizen entrepreneurs to work in the United States. This guide also highlights some of the most important immigration-related considerations for entrepreneurs contemplating starting or managing a business in the United States.

New pages:

NIW: Porting priority date

1 year ago By Rajiv S. Khanna

Question details

Hello, Let me start with my question: Is it possible to port priority date from an existing employer sponsored EB2 petition to a new EB2 NIW petition ? I am an Indian citizen with a masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Univ. of Maryland College Park. I have a pending EB2 petition (approved I140) through my employer but am also exploring a self petitioned EB2 NIW application in parallel. I would like to understand if the earlier priority date from my employer sponsored petition can be ported to the NIW petition, if approved. Please advise. Thank You Mathew

Yes. You can port the PD.

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