The USCIS California Service Center is moving to a new location as of August 12th. The new location will streamline their processing by all being in one central location. The new address is listed below: California Service Center 2642 Michelle Drive Tustin, CA 92780 For more details, review the USCIS News Alert,…
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates – 8/1/24
The USCIS Forms Updates web page lists their most recently updated forms. The list includes forms as they publish them and includes a brief explanation for the update. The updated form listed below is their most recent addition to the list, dated July 31, 2024 and August 1, 2024! ______…
USCIS Will Conduct Second Random Selection for Regular Cap from Previously Submitted FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registrations
In March of this year, USCIS completed its initial random selection on properly submitted electronic registrations for the fiscal year 2025 H-1B cap, they have now determined they need more H-1B registrations to reach regular FY2025 allocation. They don’t need to conduct a second selection for the advanced degree exemption…
Reminders on the Process to Promote the Unity and Stability of Families
On June 18th, President Biden announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will take action to ensure that U.S. citizens with noncitizen spouses and children can keep their families together, using Parole in Place. They will begin accepting applications on August 19th and this will allow certain noncitizen spouses…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 8/2/24
MVP Law Group, P.A. makes available the information and materials in this forum for informational purposes only. The information is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice or any contractual obligations. Further, the use of this site, and the sending or receipt of this information, does not create…
Reminder – USCIS Webinar – USCIS Tech Talks (8/6/24)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding online Tech Talks sessions to give participants an opportunity to have some of their questions answered about online accounts. This June 4th session will cover the new online N-400, Application for Naturalization and will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2024,…
Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
This is a very interesting Factsheet, Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO , published by USCIS using Office of Homeland Security Statistics data from July 2, 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…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 2, 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 Fact Sheet – U.S. Citizenship After Birth for Children of U.S. Citizens residing Outside the U.S.
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) release a new Fact Sheet answering some of the questions about U.S. citizenship after birth for children who are residing outside the United States and with at least one U.S. citizen parent. The main question this fact sheet answers is, “I Am a…
Secretary Mayorkas Extends and Redesignates Somalia for TPS
On Friday, July 19, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security announced that they were extending the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of Somalia for 18 months, beginning on September 18, 2024 and ending on March 17, 2026! Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas stated, “Armed…