Release Date 

11/12/2021

USCIS is planning to open a new facility in Elgin, Illinois, next year to expand the lockbox capability.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a Contact Center Tip Sheet on how to communicate effectively with the USCIS Contact Center and outlines the use of online self-help tools and inquiry channels to ensure the best use of live telephone assistance.

The USCIS Contact Center Tip Sheet provides guidance on:

Release Date 

11/08/2021

Release Date 

11/08/2021

WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will honor Veterans Day this year by holding more than 90 ceremonies naturalizing more than 4,440 current and former members of the military and their families. Each year, on Nov. 11, the nation honors members of the U.S. armed forces who have served the country and defended freedom.

As part of the credit card payment pilot program, the California Service Center is now accepting credit card payments using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions, for petitioners filing Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, for O and P nonimmigrants.

Published by: The Economic Times: November 03, 2021

Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:

The proposed increase in H-1B filing fees reflect another stab at the already injured H-1B process, said Rajiv S Khanna, managing attorney at immigration.com.

Published by: The Economic Times - Date: November 02, 2021

Synopsis

Many green card holders have been constrained to stay outside the USA continuously for one year and more. Under normal circumstances, that is considered to be an abandonment of the permanent resident status, your green card. What can you do about this now?

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