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As part of the credit card payment pilot program, the USCIS service centers are now accepting credit card payments using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions, for most forms. The goal of this pilot is to bring USCIS one step closer to accepting digital payments using a credit card at all service centers.

Release Date 

04/07/2022

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced a policy update to adopt a risk-based approach when waiving interviews for conditional permanent residents (CPR) who have filed a petition to remove the conditions on their permanent resident status.

Release Date 

04/12/2022

WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that individuals who previously received deferred action under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) may now file Form I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, online.

Question: I have a visitor visa for the USA for multiple visits up to June-2023. Can I apply for an extension of the visa before the expiry date? Also, advise procedure for extensions and where I can get the application form, so I can keep all details ready.

Answer: I am not aware if there is a procedure to apply for a visitor visa extension before expiration. You can send an email to the consulate to confirm. There is, however, a restriction under the consular standard operating procedures on holding concurrently valid visas of the same type.

Published by: The Economic Times - Date: April 28, 2022

Synopsis

A change of status means a change in your intention. For example, when you obtain a visa and enter the USA, you would have expressed to the US government your intention of a brief visit. The change in such intention can be construed to be deliberate and preconceived. If such preconception is deemed misleading, you could be barred from entering the US for ever.

For more on this article please see the attachment below.

• [Federal Register Volume 77, Number 169 (Thursday, August 30, 2012)]
  [Rules and Regulations]
  [Pages 52614-52616]
  From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
  [FR Doc No: 2012-21519]

  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

  45 CFR Part 152

  [CMS-9995-IFC2]
  RIN 0938-AQ70

  Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Program

  AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of
  Health and Human Services (HHS).

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds customers affected by Hurricane Isaac of certain U.S. immigration benefits that may be available to them.

USCIS understands that a natural disaster can affect an individual’s ability to maintain lawful immigration status. Eligible individuals may apply for temporary relief measures, including: