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USCIS Relocates Lockbox From Phoenix To Tempe, Arizona for Courier Delivery Services

March 17, 2023 - 10:44
On March 31, applicants and petitioners filing at the Phoenix lockbox will see a new filing location for courier delivery services such as UPS, FedEx, and DHL.

USCIS Announces Additional Mail Delivery Process for Receiving ADIT Stamp

March 16, 2023 - 14:56
Lawful permanent residents may receive temporary evidence of their lawful permanent resident status by mail rather than physically visiting a field office to receive an Alien Documentation, Identification and Telecommunication (ADIT) stamp (also known as an I-551 stamp).

USCIS Removes Biometrics Requirement for Form I-526E Petitioners

March 15, 2023 - 15:15
Beginning on March 15, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is removing the biometrics submission requirement and $85 fee requirement for petitioners filing Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor.

USCIS Extends Rule Providing Interpreters at Affirmative Asylum Interviews

March 15, 2023 - 12:13
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today a fourth extension to a temporary final rule (TFR) requiring use of a USCIS interpreter at certain affirmative asylum interviews.

USCIS Issues Guidance on Analyzing Employers’ Ability to Pay Wages

March 15, 2023 - 09:43
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today issued policy guidance on how we analyze an employer’s ability to pay the proffered wage for immigrant petitions in certain first, second, and third preference employment-based immigrant visa classifications.

USCIS Processing Times for Orphan and Hague Adoption Cases

March 13, 2023 - 09:34
On Nov. 2, 2022 USCIS announced a change in our method for calculating orphan and Hague adoption case processing times.

DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending and Redesignating Somalia for Temporary Protected Status

March 10, 2023 - 09:39
The Department of Homeland Security today published a Federal Register notice extending and redesignating Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from March 18, 2023, through September 17, 2024.

USCIS Provides Guidance on Program for International Entrepreneurs

March 10, 2023 - 08:23
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued comprehensive guidance on parole for international entrepreneurs.

New Entrepreneur Resources Available on USCIS Website

March 9, 2023 - 14:51
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has published additional online resources on uscis.gov to provide an overview of some of the temporary and permanent pathways for noncitizen entrepreneurs to work in the United States.

Tools Outage

March 7, 2023 - 10:41
USCIS will conduct system maintenance to the Contact Relationship Interface System (CRIS) on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 11:50 p.m. through Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 2:00 a.m. Eastern.

USCIS Updates Policy Guidance on Mobile Biometrics Services

March 7, 2023 - 09:38
We are issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address how we provide mobile biometrics services.

USCIS Announces Premium Processing; New Online-Filing Procedures for Certain F-1 Students Seeking OPT or STEM OPT Extensions

March 6, 2023 - 11:49
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today the expansion of premium processing for certain F-1 students seeking Optional Practical Training (OPT) and F-1 students seeking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) OPT extensions who have a pending Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, and wish to request a premium processing upgrade.

USCIS Issues Clarifying Guidance on Eligibility for the O-1B Visa Classification

March 3, 2023 - 10:36
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today issued policy guidance clarifying how it evaluates evidence to determine eligibility for O-1B nonimmigrants of extraordinary ability in the arts and nonimmigrants of extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry.

USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2023 and Announces Filing Dates for the Second Half of FY 2023 Supplemental Visas

March 2, 2023 - 09:25
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received enough petitions to meet the H-2B cap for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2023 and is announcing the filing dates for supplemental H-2B visas for the reminder of FY 2023 made available under the FY 2023 H-2B supplemental visa temporary final rule.

USCIS to Start Collecting Fee for EB-5 Integrity Fund

March 1, 2023 - 09:31
Today, the Department of Homeland Security posted a Federal Register notice providing information related to the EB-5 Integrity Fund.

USCIS Issues Clarifying Guidance for Individuals Authorized to Work Under Special Student Relief Provisions

February 22, 2023 - 09:37
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the validity period of employment authorization for F-1 nonimmigrant students experiencing severe economic hardship due to emergent circumstances (also known as special student relief (SSR)) who are work authorized under the SSR provisions of 8 CFR.

USCIS Updates Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) Age Calculation for Certain Adjustment of Status Applicants

February 14, 2023 - 13:32
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to update when an immigrant visa number “becomes available” for the purpose of calculating a noncitizen’s age in certain situations under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA).

Reminder to Submit All Required Initial Evidence and Supporting Documentation, including Form I-693, for Form I-485

February 10, 2023 - 13:30
Save time by filing all required initial evidence and supporting documentation listed under the “Checklist of Required Initial Evidence” heading at the same time you file Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.

Update to Filing Location for Form I-360 and Form I-485 for Self-Petitioning Abused Spouses, Children, and Parents

February 8, 2023 - 13:03
Starting February 10, 2023, self-petitioning abused spouses, children, and parents must file Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, and Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, at the Nebraska Service Center instead of the Vermont Service Center.

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