The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the November 2024 Visa Bulletin The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during the reported month for: “Application Final Action Dates” (consistent with prior Visa Bulletins)…
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 10/11/24
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USCIS Issues New Guidance on EB-1 Eligibility Criteria for Individuals with Extraordinary Ability
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued updated policy guidance as part of their Policy Manual to further explain the types of evidence needed to evaluate and determine eligibility for extraordinary ability EB-1 immigrant visa. Please review the USCIS News Alert for more details, “USCIS Issues New Guidance on…
Checking Your USCIS Processing Time Online!
You can check USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) processing times at any time online using the link below, it is on their web site. You will need to select your form number, next select the form category, and last select the office processing your case and they will display a…
Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Columbus, Ohio
This is a very interesting Factsheet, Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Columbus, OH , published by USCIS using Office of Homeland Security Statistics data from September 18, 2024! This well put together Factsheet provides information on selected characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status in the Columbus, Ohio area. There are…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, October 11, 2024
We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer…
USCIS has changed their Insignia!
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has changed their organization insignia (Symbol). The new insignia is now a circle with the main feature in the center being the Statue of Liberty! I have included their mission statement below and a link for more details. To see the new USCIS…
Diversity Visas for Fiscal Year 2026
There will be up to 55,000 Diversity Visas (DVs) available for Fiscal Year 2026 and will be open for entries from October 2nd to November 5th, 2024 (noon, EST), so it already started! This program allows people from countries with low U.S. immigration rates and that meet the requirements, to enter…
Univision will be holding two separate Presidential townhalls, with Harris and Trump!
Univision is a Spanish-language television network owned by TelevisaUnivision and they will be holding two separate Presidential townhall meetings to be broadcast in English and Spanish for the United States! Their townhalls will try to engage undecided Hispanic voters to discuss issues that are important to them, such as the…
Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Tennessee
This is a very interesting Factsheet, Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Tennessee , published by USCIS using Office of Homeland Security Statistics data from August 26, 2024! This well put together Factsheet provides information on selected characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO area. There are 75,550…