"Went to the local Houston USCIS office by 4:50 am on friday Jul 11, 2003 and found myself behind 100 people (folks camping out...looked like a slumber party
. They sure let us in by 6:15am and got a number (186) & processed by around 12:45pm.
Applied for INFOPASS appointment on completion of 90 days.
Went Federal plaza @12pm for a 1pm appointment, promptly admitted.
Directed to third floor no one on line, given a number and I765 to fill up and asked to go to 9th floor.
When I got off the elevator, and entered the room my number was called ( that fast, fortunately I took an I 765 form all filled up, or else I wouldn't have time to even complete it!!!)
1.30 hours wait for processing and photos/finger print etc.
* filed for EAD 3rd Renewal with RD June 28th at TSC but no response till today.
* went to San Jose USCIS office on Sep 27th for IEAD as I stay in Bay Area.
* Though had an appointment, it is about Hour and half before i was called to the window.
*Approved EAD for 8 months with no questions asked by just looking at EAD recipt notice & passport and taking a pre-filled EAD Application, copy of I-140 approval notice and I-485 notice.
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Published by: Light Reading - Date: July 31, 2003
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"There are eight or nine bills pending with similar provisions [to Tancredo's]," says Rajiv S. Khanna, a lawyer specializing in H-1B visa issues who practices in Arlington, Va. But he thinks the H-1B visa program already has shrunk along with the rest of the economy. "It's down, in my opinion, to 10 percent of what it was."
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| Processing Queue | Priority Date |
|---|---|
| Analyst Review | November 2023 |
| Audit Review | N/A |
| Reconsideration Request to the CO | February 2025 |
Published by: The Financial Express - April 06, 2025
https://shorturl.at/dkbWQ
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Rajiv S Khanna, an Arlington-based immigration attorney disclosed that F-1 and H-1B visa holders often turned to the recently shot down office “when they hit bureaucratic roadblocks within US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that threatened their legal status and livelihoods.”
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Published by: India.Com - April 07, 2025
https://shorturl.at/xWXrg
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Published by: The Economic Times - April 07, 2025
https://shorturl.at/2MLOp
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Published by: The Economic Times - Date: April 05, 2025
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Published by: NewsBytes - April 05, 2025
https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/world/trump-administration-disbands-c…
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Published by: Mwakilishi.com - April 05, 2025
https://mwakilishi.com/article/immigration-news/2025-04-05/us-disbands-…
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Published by: MYind.net - April 05, 2025
https://myind.net/Home/viewArticle/us-shuts-down-key-immigration-helpde…
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Number 2
Volume XI
Washington, D.C
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS
This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during May 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.