Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 8/18/15 with processing dates as of 6/30/15.
If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.
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Question #1 – Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
If I returned my work permit for DACA, during the required time period, will I be issued a new one and how soon?
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would like to remind stakeholders that “EB-5 regional centers” and related commercial enterprises should not contain the words “United States,” “U.S.,” “US” and “Federal” in their names. Using these words in the name of a regional center or enterprise may imply a false relationship between the entity (using the name) and the U.S. government and its’ federal agencies. Please read the USCIS message, “News: USCIS Message on EB-5 Regional Centers Naming Conventions” for further details and regulations.
On Monday, August 17th, USCIS also reminded stakeholders that no one, including EB-5 regional centers, may use the official U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seal or the DHS seal coupled with the USCIS signature without first obtaining express written approval from the Secretary of DHS. Please read the USCIS message, “News: USCIS Message: Unauthorized Use of the DHS Seal” for further details and regulations.
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Immigration Policy Center Releases Updated State-by-State Fact Sheets (2015)
The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has released all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall), for a total of fifty-two updated fact sheets with accompanying info graphics and other details. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants, Asians and Latinos in each state. The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) is the research and policy division of the American Immigration Council (AIC).
As Washington D.C. continues the discussion of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this IPC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Michigan, Minnesota & Mississippi.
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 Blog.
If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.
Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, August 21, 2015. Act now and submit your questions!
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.
Click here to view the September 2015 Visa Bulletin
As projected by the U.S. Department of State, the September 2015 Visa Bulletin shows the EB2 date for nationals from India retrogressed from 10/1/08 to 1/1/06; the EB3 date for nationals from India moved from 6/1/04 to 12/22/04; the EB2 for Chinese Nationals retrogressed from 12/15/13 to 1/1/06; the EB3 for Chinese Nationals moved from 6/1/04 to 12/22/04; and EB3 for WW moved from 7/15/15 to 8/15/15; and the F2A category moved from 12/15/13 to 3/1/14, except Mexico which moved from 11/1/13 to 2/1/14. The F2A category is reserved exclusively for Spouses and unmarried children (under the age of 21) of green card holders (LPRs).
At the beginning of August, Typhoon Soudelor caused extensive damage in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)! President Obama has declared CNMI a federal disaster area; CNMI is a U.S. Commonwealth. USCIS has released a News Alert highlighting some of the available immigration relief measures that immigration customers may have available to them.
Immigration relief measures that may be available upon request include:
• A change or extension of nonimmigrant status for an individual currently in the United States, even when the request is filed after the authorized period of admission has expired;
Immigration Policy Center Releases Updated State-by-State Fact Sheets (2015)
The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has released all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall), for a total of fifty-two updated fact sheets with accompanying info graphics and other details. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants, Asians and Latinos in each state. The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) is the research and policy division of the American Immigration Council (AIC).
As Washington D.C. continues the discussion of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this IPC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Maine, Maryland & Massachusetts.
USCIS has announced that they have accounted for over 99% of the invalid work permits they issued to some DACA recipients. Of the more than 2,600 invalid work permits, only 22 failed to return them or show good cause for not doing so by the July 30th deadline. The 22 recipients that failed to respond have been terminated from the DACA program.
If you returned your card and your DACA and work authorization was terminated, please:
> Call USCIS Customer Service at 1-800-375-5283, select option 1 for English, then option 8; or > Visit your local USCIS field office between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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 an attorney-client relationship between us. Therefore, your communication with us through this forum will not be considered as privileged or confidential.
Question #1 – Sanctuary City
Lately, in the news, I have heard the term “Sanctuary City” and I was wondering what it meant?
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