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USCIS is introducing a new interactive voice response (IVR) telephone system today for English and Spanish calls to the USCIS Contact Center. The new IVR system personalizes the caller’s experience by giving the caller the ability to:

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USCIS Publishes Interim Final Rule Implementing the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018

5 years ago By Chief Editor

Rule creates new requirements for CNMI employers to protect U.S. workers

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DHS Offers Flexibilities to Increase Food Security, Stabilize U.S. Supply Chain During COVID-19

5 years ago By Chief Editor

WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a temporary final rule to change certain H-2B requirements to help support the U.S. food supply chain, maintain essential infrastructure operations and reduce the impact from the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency.

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Military Personnel and Veterans Can Now File Their Form N-400, Naturalization Application, Online

5 years ago By Chief Editor

WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that U.S. service members and veterans can now file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, online.

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USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests

5 years ago By Chief Editor

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30 to assist applicants and petitioners who are responding to certain:

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May 14, 2020 Recording of Free Community Conference Call (Every Other Thursday)

5 years ago By Chief Editor

Nonimmigrant Visas

Immigration Law

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FAQs:

- Covid Coronavirus: H-B during Covid, H-1B not sure if I am laid off, LCA/H-1B amendments, and travel during H-1B

- H-1B start own business or invest

- Promotion after getting the green card

- Extraordinary circumstance EAD

- Extension of tourist stay during Covid

- H-1B delayed entry

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May 28, 2020 Recording of Free Community Conference Call (Every Other Thursday)

5 years ago By Chief Editor

Nonimmigrant Visas

Green Card

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Discussion Topics, Thursday, 28 May 2020:

FAQ: Applying for I-485 through a past employer or through a new employer || L-1A moving back to home country with green card pending || Can green card be applied for an old job under the international manager EB1C category? || Applying for naturalization/citizenship under Trump administration || Effect on H-1B of working from outside the USA || Laid off while green card is pending

Other: Porting priority date from EB-2 two EB-1C as international manager || J-1 gap in status/O-1 visa || H-1 RFE converting to H-4 || Amendment or extension timing || Nunc pro tunc or consular processing of H-1B || H-4 extensions || OPT and CPT times || International adoption procedures || F-1 student working in the USA for a foreign company, etc.

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Options after layoff on approved EB-1 - Compelling circumstances EAD and GC EAD conversion

9 months ago By Chief Editor

Question details

I got my EB1A approved and am in the process of filing my I765 and I485 concurrently, since my date for EB1A is current, but unfortunately I got laid off now,so what is my option? Can I file a compelling Circumstances EAD and continue working once my Compelling circumstances EAD is approved and convert to GC EAD once GC EAD is approved? Or file a B2 visa and once GC EAD approval comes, can I work? Can kids go to school during my Compelling circumstances EAD approval after the grace period?

FAQ Transcript

If you have an approved EB-1A and your priority date is current, you can file I-485 without needing a specific job, as long as you intend to continue working in your field. A Compelling Circumstances EAD is not an option since it is only available when dates are not current. Consult your lawyer, but you should be able to proceed with your I-485 filing.

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NIW I-485 rejected: Refiling options and priority date usage?

9 months ago By Chief Editor

Question details

1. If NIW I485 is rejected. Can we refile I485, or need to start a new NIW case from I-140 stage?

2. NIW I485 is rejected. If I refile the new NIW and it is approved, can the previous NIW's priority date be used for this new NIW's AOS?

3. How will the Trump administration affect NIW I485 cases? Would you suggest any precautions?

4. Can petitioner file multiple NIWs simultaneously with different endeavors?

FAQ Transcript

If your NIW I-485 is rejected but your I-140 is still pending or approved, you can refile the I-485 without starting a new NIW case. However, consult your lawyer for any case-specific nuances.

If you file a new NIW and it gets approved, you can use the priority date from a previous NIW only if the prior I-140 was approved.

As for multiple NIW filings for different endeavors, it is theoretically possible but may weaken your case by making it appear unfocused.

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H-1B Quota 2025

9 months ago By admin

We recommend that the H-1B lottery registration process should be planned and initiated now to ensure that it is ready to be submitted once the registrations open from noon Eastern on March 7, 2025 through noon Eastern on March 24, 2025. During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives must use a USCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and pay the associated registration fee for each beneficiary.

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FY 2026 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 7

9 months ago By Chief Editor

Release Date

02/05/2025

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Recording for February 06, 2025, Conference Call with Rajiv S. Khanna

9 months ago By Chief Editor

Immigration.com

Community Conference Call

FAQs:

1. Laid off on EAD from EB1A, can I start an UNRELATED teaching business?

2. Can I travel on Advance Parole?

3. Can I delay using an H-1B visa to utilize the STEM extension period?

4. H-1B specialty occupation for MS in UX Design (STEM)

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Visa Bulletin For March 2025

9 months ago By Chief Editor

Number 99

Volume X

Washington, D.C

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A. STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS

This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during March for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center.