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USCIS recently updated the following USCIS form(s):

Are you seeking to adjust your status and become a U.S. permanent resident under a family-sponsored or employment-based preference immigrant visa? If you have not yet had a relative or employer file an immigrant visa petition on your behalf, please learn more about the Adjustment of Status Filing Process.

The H-1B visa program generally allows a foreign employee to work for a specific sponsoring American employer. As is true in many employment situations, the location of work can change.

USCIS generally process cases in the order they receive them. The link below provides you an estimate of how much time the office handling your case currently takes to process your type of application, petition, or request.

USCIS Processing Time Information

January 29, 2018 Update:

USCIS transferred some of the following cases from the National Benefits Center to the Nebraska Service Center:

• Form I-601A, Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver

For more details on up to date information on any workload transfers visit this link : https://www.uscis.gov/workload-transfers

USCIS recently published the following two alerts in the "News" section of the website:

The U.S. Department of Labor announced it will not begin releasing H-2B temporary labor certifications until Feb.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it will now accept credit card payments for filing most of its forms.

USCIS updated the following form(s):

Update to Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions02/14/2018 12:00 AM EST

New edition and separate instructions dated 01/04/18.

For more information, please visit  Forms Updates page.

The scope of the preliminary injunction issued on February 13, 2018 in the Eastern District of New York is the same as the preliminary injunction issued on January 9, 2018 in the Northern District of California.  Until further notice, and unless otherwise provided in this web guidance, the DACA policy will continue to be operated on the terms in place before it was rescinded on Sept. 5, 2017.

WASHINGTON —U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that petitioners and applicants who seek immigration benefits must provide a valid signature on forms submitted to the agency. In an effort to protect and safeguard the nation’s immigration system and those who benefit from it, power of attorney signatures will no longer be accepted. If forms are filed by a corporation or other legal entity, they must be signed by an authorized person.