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Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Green Cards - Mostly Family-Based Commentary

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Update on H-1B Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Cap Season

11 years ago By Chief Editor

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reached the statutory H-1B cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2014 within the first week of the filing period, which ended on April 5, 2013. USCIS also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption.

USCIS Welcomes New Citizens at the Library of Congress

11 years ago By Chief Editor

WASHINGTON—U.S.

New SEVP-Certified School Locator for Foreign Students

11 years ago By Editor

Only schools that are certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program are authorized to accept international students. You can use this page to make sure the school you are interested in is certified.

FIND AN SEVP-CERTIFIED SCHOOL

Tracking H-1B Petition During Quota

11 years ago By Chief Editor

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How will I know if my H-1B petition has been accepted in the quota?

For cases filed with Premium processing, USCIS will issue a receipt notice via e-mail. Cases filed with regular processing will have to wait until either the receipt notice is sent via USPS (U.S. Postal Service ) or the case is returned by USCIS.

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Combining All USCIS Filing Fees In One Check

11 years ago By Chief Editor

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Can one check be sent, combining all USCIS filing fees?

If you provide all filing fees in one check and have added incorrectly, your petition will be rejected. USCIS recommends using separate checks for each filing fee, particularly the premium processing fee.

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N-400 Application and Prosecutorial Discretion

11 years ago By Chief Editor

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What happens when an applicant for naturalization is eligible, but also subject to removal because of a crime committed outside the statutory period? If it is determined that the application will be held in abeyance pending the outcome of removal proceedings, is there a process for evaluating prosecutorial discretion? Would an offer to withdraw the N-400 application be a favorable factor in the consideration for prosecutorial discretion?