Visa Bulletin - August 2011
Number 35
Volume IX
Washington, D.C.
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The Agreement between the United States of America and the Russian Federation Regarding Cooperation in Adoption of Children
Fact Sheet and QA
Introduction
The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State announced on, July 13, 2011, that Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signed a bilateral adoptions agreement that will strengthen procedural safeguards in adoptions between our countries.
Guestbook Entry for Mukta Walavalkar, United States
Name
Mukta Walavalkar
Country
United States
State
PA
Guestbook Entry for Kishore, United States
Name
Kishore
Country
United States
State
Virginia
USCIS Launches Web Page with New Data Reports
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the availability of new data reports covering agency performance in a broad range of data and operational areas. The reports, prepared at the request of agency stakeholders, advance agency efforts to enhance transparency and improve customer service.
Guestbook Entry for radfellow, United States
Name
radfellow
Country
United States
State
MA
DOS Announces U.S.-Russian Agreement on Visa Issuance
Fact Sheet
Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC
July 13, 2011
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today announced an agreement on the issuance of nonimmigrant business, tourist, private and humanitarian visas to the Russian Federation, and for business and tourist visas to the United States, as well as short-term official travel visas to both counties in keeping with the joint statement issued during the meeting of President Obama and President Medvedev in Deauville, France on May 26, 2011.
ICE Announces Changes To Form I-515A Processing For SEVIS Users
ICE announces changes to the Form I-515A process, and alerting SEVIS users of that as of 7/15/11. SEVP will terminate the SEVIS record of any F or M nonimmigrant who does not comply with the I-515A directive within the 30-day response period.
Diversity Visa lottery (DV-2012) Entry Status Check is Available Beginning 7/15/11
Diversity Visa lottery DV-2012 entrants can check the status of their DV-2012 Lottery entry starting on or about 7/15/11 at the DOS E-DV website.
USCIS Publishes Outline Of Changes Resulting From Religious Worker Final Rule
USCIS notes from the stakeholder meeting on religious workers, providing an outline of changes resulting from the Religious Worker Final Rule that was published on 11/26/08.
Please check the attachment.
USCIS Publishes Report On Receipts And Approvals Of All Form Types For FY2011
USCIS Publishes Report On Service-wide Receipts And Approvals Of All Form Types For FY2011.
Please check the attachment to see the report.
NSC Updates – 07/20/2011
Correcting a mistake on the Form I-140
NSC would allow for a change of the I-140 classification to correct a clerical error as long as NSC is notified of the requested change to the box selected on the I-140. This has to be done before the case is adjudicated. However, NSC will not allow a change in the classification in response to an RFE but the issue will be considered.
EB3 skilled worker
USCIS Data on Victims of Trafficking I-914 (T) in Person and Victims of Crime I-918 (U)
I-914 (T) and I-918 (U) Visa Statistics
This report contains information on the Victims of Trafficking (T visa) applications and the Victims of Crime (U visa) petitions. The number of receipts, approvals, denials, and pending cases are displayed by fiscal year and by office.
Never Forget Passing the US Citizenship Interview
Email
xiaohang_wang_75@hotmail.com
On the date of my first interview in the city of Hartford, I felt i got my feet back on the ground since i been waiting for so long for the past of half year. The whole first interview took around 40 minutes and DID NOT pass, because the Adjudications Officers claims my application missed 3 pieces of evidences that I suppose to bring them with me.
1. The past 2 years tax reports, including the State and Federal tax reports.
2. The IRS document I-1722, which states my pervious tax filing status.
Citizenship and Naturalization
Mandamus
Litigation may not be a good remedy in adjustment of status delay or I-140 delay cases or other matters where USCIS is permitted to exercise discretion. For an assessment of your case, please feel free to consult us. However, generally an immigration applicant may be able to seek judicial remedy to expedite his or her long pending application/petition with the USCIS by way of filing a Writ of Mandamus.
Immigration Law
Guestbook Entry for Harpal Singh , United States
Name
Harpal Singh
Country
United States
State
Tennessee
Guestbook Entry for Siddhartha Nandi , United States
Name
Siddhartha Nandi
Country
United States
State
SC
Guestbook Entry for Christdoss , United States
Name
Christdoss
Country
United States
State
Massachusetts
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PERM
PERM Outline
On March 28, 2005, the Department of Labor (DOL) implemented the current process for submitting Labor Certifications - the Program Electronic Review Management (PERM). PERM replaced the previous paper system know as Reduction in Recruitment (RIR). This is the first step for many employment-based green card cases and is required for applicants under category employment-based preference 2 or employment-based preference 3 (EB2 and EB3).