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H1B and H4 Visa Stamping Experience in Mumbai
I did my Dropbox on 17 nov17.
USCIS I-129 for First Time TN Applicant
We went to US Consulate, Ottawa and got my wife's TD visa stamped in her passport. Very straightforward, took just 2 days to get the stamping done.
Before travelling back to US, detached the new I-94s that came with the 797 A approval notice (bottom portion) and stapled it to the old I-94 (valid until Jan 30th 2018) that is there in the passport.
Nonimmigrant Visas
USCIS to Take Action to Address Asylum Backlog
Release Date: Jan. 31, 2018
Agency Will Focus on Processing Recently Filed Applications
WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that the agency will schedule asylum interviews for recent applications ahead of older filings, in an attempt to stem the growth of the agency’s asylum backlog.
Visa Bulletin for February 2018
This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during February for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center.
Passed my interview
I just passed my interview .
3/11/2016: N-400 Mailed. (Friday)
3/14/2016: N-400 received as per FedEx. (Monday at 10:30am)
4/1/2016: Finger Printing Notice Received. (18 days after they received).
4/12/2016: Finger Printing Done (29 days after they received package).
4/18/2016: Got letter with the interview date (6 days after finger printing, 35 days after they receiving package)
5/23/2016: Interview date
5/23/2016: Interview done. And I was approved
Citizenship and Naturalization
Employers May Submit Online Inquiries for Certain Form I-129 Petitions
As of April 21, 2016, petitioners who filed Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, requesting an extension of stay or change of employer, can submit an inquiry after their petition has been pending for 210 days or more. Petitioners may now submit this inquiry online by selecting “case outside normal processing time.”
New Web Page on the H-1B and L-1 Fee Increase
USCIS has posted a new Web page on the H-1B and L-1 fee increase required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 114-113). Pub. L. 114-113 requires certain petitioners to submit an additional fee of $4,000 for certain H-1B petitions and an additional $4,500 for certain L-1A and L-1B petitions.