Updates to Lockbox Filing Locations
USCIS recently updated the lockbox filing location information for the following USCIS form(s). Please see the “Where to File” section of the webpage for your form.
Filing Location Updates in 2021
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Rajiv's Comments in the News - Immigration reforms that would've helped Indians in America blocked by Senate Parliamentarian
Published by: The Economic Times - Date: September 20, 2021
Synopsis
Lawyers said that this development would make it difficult for the reforms to be passed as part of this bill. Rajiv S Khanna, Managing Partner at immigration.com said that this barrier would be very difficult to overcome.
For more on this news please see the attachment below.
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests
Release Date
09/24/2021
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants, petitioners and requestors who are responding to certain:
Most CW-1 Employers Must File Required Semiannual Report (Form I-129CWR)
USCIS reminds employers of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Transitional Workers (CW-1) that, if you have a currently-approved CW-1 petition with a validity period of six months or more, you must file Form I-129CWR, Semiannual Report for CW-1 Employers, with USCIS every six months after the petition validity start date. Employers use this report to certify the continued employment and payment of each worker under the terms and conditions of the approved petition.
Guestbook Entry for Dr. Dulal Senapati, United States
Name
Dr. Dulal Senapati
Country
United States
State
MS
Guestbook Entry for Sneha, United States
Name
Sneha
Country
United States
State
Philadelphia
Temporary Protected Status Extended for Hondurans
Re-registration Opens Nov. 4, 2011
WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Honduras for an additional 18 months, beginning Jan. 6, 2012, and ending July 5, 2013.
Temporary Protected Status Extended for Nicaraguans
Re-registration Opens Nov. 4, 2011
Released Nov. 4, 2011
WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Nicaragua for an additional 18 months, beginning Jan. 6, 2012, and ending July 5, 2013.
DHS Issues Correction to CNMI Transitional Worker Classification Final Rule (Updated 11/08/11)
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 8, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 69119-69120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28985]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
8 CFR Part 103
[CIS No. 2459-08; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2008-0038]
RIN 1615-AB76
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Transitional Worker Classification: Correction
ICE Publishes User Manual For Form I-17 For School Users of SEVIS
Please check attachment to view user manual for Form I-17.
Visa Bulletin - December 2011
Number 39
Volume IX
Washington, D.C.
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS
Agency
Green Card
ME, Transducer Engineer, EB1 – Outstanding Researcher - Premium Processing
We filed a petition premium processing for the beneficiary who qualified based on his original contributions, publication record, featured research work in the media and service as a judge of the works of his research peers. USCIS seems to have accepted the veracity of our claim for outstanding ability without a question. We were issued a request for evidence asking only for proof of the petitioner’s ability to pay. We supplied the most recent financial report of the petitioner, a letter from the CFO as well as copies of the beneficiaries W2 and most recent pay stubs.
Profession/Occupation
Green Card
EE/Telecom Engineer, EB-1 - Outstanding Researcher
We filed a petition premium processing for the beneficiary who qualified based on her extraordinary engineering contributions. Her substantial and highly scientific contributions paved the way for commercial manufacturing of flexible displays by major, well-known display manufacturing companies. The beneficiary’s commercialized research was featured on Amazon.com. She had over eight years of research experience in the nanotechnology field resulting in multiple patents.
Profession/Occupation
Green Card
EB-5 $1Million investment in troubled business
We were retained by a client who was in USA on B-2 status and wished to apply for green card through EB-5 investor/entrepreneur category. We obtained a B-2 extension and simultaneously filed the EB-5 petition. Client was in the process of investing $1 Million in an existing business. $500,000.00 of the investment was in the form of cash (some portion of which was gift money) and for the remaining $500,000.00, a promissory note was executed and secured by foreign personal assets of client.
Green Card
USCIS Releases Draft Policy Memo On EB-5 Adjudications
USCIS draft Policy Memo On EB-5 Adjudications addressing certain foundational issues in the EB-5 program. This draft memo is a work in progress and is not operative until it is published and in final form.
Please check the attachment.
USCIS Reminds Eligible Nationals Of Haiti To File For TPS
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds eligible nationals of Haiti (and persons without nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti) to file for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). TPS was originally designated for Haiti in January 2010 in response to a catastrophic earthquake that devastated the country.
DHS Publishes Notice On Exercise Of Authority Under The INA (Immigration and Nationality Act)
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70463-70464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29316]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
Exercise of Authority Under the Immigration and Nationality Act
CBP Unveils Upgrades at El Paso, Texas Port of Entry
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El Paso, Texas – On November 10, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced a series of upgrades at the El Paso port of entry designed to enhance overall security and speed the entry process. All the upgrades build upon the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative “Improving to Keep You Moving” theme. |
U.S. Department of State Expedites Student Visa Processing
Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC
November 14, 2011
During International Education Week, the U.S. Department of State highlights existing efforts to attract future leaders from abroad to take advantage of the exceptional educational opportunities in the United States. We also recognize that foreign students bring with them tremendous intellectual, social, and economic benefits. As part of these efforts, the Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs gives student visa appointments special priority.
DOL Posted PERM FAQ on on Job Requirements Considered Not Normal to the Occupation
The Department of Labor has posted a revised Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) regarding the Permanent (PERM) Program and listing job requirements not normal to the occupation on both the ETA Form 9141 Prevailing Wage Request and ETA Form 9089. This FAQ, which replaces the previous notice that had references to the State Workforce Agency (SWA), is available here and on the FAQs page of the OFLC Web site under the heading PERM Program and subheading Job Requirements/Duties.
DHS Publishes Final Rule on DHS/USCIS System Exemptions Due to the Privacy Act
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 15, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 70638-70639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29452]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
6 CFR Part 5
[Docket No. DHS-2011-0109]
Privacy Act of 1974: Implementation of Exemptions; Department of
Guestbook Entry for Dilip Jeyram, United States
Name
Dilip Jeyram
Country
United States
State
VA