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USCIS Meeting with the American Immigration Lawyers Association
On October 23, 2013, the USCIS Service Center Operations Directorate hosted an engagement with AILA representatives. USCIS addressed questions related to DOMA, provisional waivers and TPS grantee applications among several other topics.
The attached information provides a review of the questions solicited by AILA and the responses provided by USCIS.
Policy Memo on Handling Certain Family-Based Automatic Conversion and Priority Date Retention Requests Pending a Supreme Court Ruling
This policy memorandum (PM) provides guidance for properly assigning priority dates in those instances where a petitioner requests that the priority date from a separate, previously filed petition, be applied to a later filed family-based second-preference “B” petition (F2B) or seeks adjustment of status in the F2B category, based upon an originally-filed family-based second-preference “A” petition (F2A) pursuant to Public Law 107-208, the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA).
Asylum Interview Experience
I think it will be different with each people. In my case, all three times were different.
The officer usually did a small talk with me while going to the room from the hall asking me about the weather and other information which was not listed in application from my previous state where I lived and how I liked it here. IMO, I took that in good and bad way. Good way in the sense, that he wanted me to feel comfortable and bad way, like as if he is saying, I already know everything about you. So, its a mixed bag.
Green Card
DOL Publishes Final Rule on Attestation Process for Employers Using F-1 Students in Off-Campus Work
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 69538-69539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27685]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
20 CFR Part 655
RIN 1205-AB66
Attestation Process for Employers Using F-1 Students in Off-
Campus Work
DOL Publishes Final Rule on Labor Certification Process for Logging Employment and Non-H-2A Agricultural Employment
- [Federal Register Volume 78, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 69541-69543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27693]-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
20 CFR Part 655
RIN 1205-AB65
Labor Certification Process for Logging Employment and Non-H-2A
Agricultural Employment
Naturalization Experience
This week I went for my oath ceremony and I am now officially a US Citizen.
The process was very smooth overall.
My only beef is that for the interview I had to go to Holtsville and for the oath I had to go to Central Islip. I live in Queens and I don't drive so getting to those places was a major issue.
Here's my N400 timetable:
Queens/NY
5 years rule
Sent N400 to Texas: 12/19/2012
USCIS Received application: 12/24/2012
Check cashed: 12/27/2012
Received receipt: 01/05/2013
Citizenship and Naturalization
Guestbook Entry for Elias, United Arab Emirates
Immigration Reform Would Attract Best Talents From Across the Globe - Obama
According to The Indian Express on Comprehensive Reform:
Obama cites Indian-American to push for immigration reform
US President Barack Obama has cited an Indian-American woman entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley after she got a green card following over 12 years of agonising wait to push for a comprehensive immigration reform that would attract best talents from across the globe.
EB-1 approval for scientist in 5 days!
I had to share this, an email from Diane, a member of our team yesterday:
How is that for quick approvals!!! Filed on Thursday of last week -
approval today! EB1 case that weighed 25 lbs at Federal Express to ship.
Largest case we have ever filed.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving! I know Dr. [Name Withheld] certainly will now. 