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On Tuesday, August 29th, President Biden meant with the Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves who was here in the United States for a State visit. The meeting was held at the White House and discussed ways to strengthen an agreement between the countries to increase the legal ways for Central Americans who want to migrate to the United States. 

For further details please review the USCIS News Release, “Biden talks immigration and trade with Costa Rican President Chaves at the White House“.

Also view the short video below, about 4 minutes.

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On Friday, August 18, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security announced that they were extending the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of Sudan for 18 months, from October 20, 2023, through April 19, 2025! Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas stated, “Under this extension and redesignation, we will continue to offer safety and protection to Sudanese nationals until conditions in their home country improve.”

For further details please review the USCIS News Release, “Secretary Mayorkas Extends and Redesignates Temporary Protected Status for Sudan“

 
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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 August 23, 2023!

Update to Form I-956K, Registration for Direct and Third-Party Promoters. New Edition Dated 07/24/23.

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  1. Who is eligible for an H4 EAD?
    1. An H4 Spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant who is the principal beneficiary of an approved Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be reopening a new international field office in Havana, Cuba. The new office is being created to assist with interviews and processing of pending Cuban Family Reunification Parole cases and Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition, along with other case work. This new office will offer other limited services, for more details review the USCIS News Alert, “USCIS Reopens Field Office in Havana, Cuba”. 

 
Note: Their News Alert states that services at the new Havana Field Office will be available only by appointment. 

 
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On Friday, August 18, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security announced that they were extending the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of Ukraine for 18 months, from October 20, 2023, through April 19, 2025! Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas stated, “Russia’s ongoing military invasion of Ukraine and the resulting humanitarian crisis requires that the United States continue to offer safety and protection to Ukrainians who may not be able to return to their country,”.

For further details please review the USCIS News Release, “Secretary Mayorkas Extends and Redesignates Temporary Protected Status for Ukraine“

 
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On Monday August 21st, USCIS started offering a new online form for individuals, attorneys, and accredited representatives to request an in-person appointment for certain types of appointments, such as customer service-related appointment requests like the ADIT stamp or emergency advanced parole! These appointments are for the local field office without having to call the USCIS Contact Center, to help reduce USCIS Contact Center wait times. With this new tool, individuals can visit my.uscis.gov/appointment to submit a request for an appointment with their own local field office.

Review the USCIS News Alert for more details: USCIS Launches Online Appointment Request Form

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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 25, 2023. Act now and submit your questions!

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The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) provides an updated ‘processing times’ in table form, with information on FY2023 third quarterly completions; April 2023 to June 2023. These figures indicate the time that it takes from the date the case is received at AAO coming from the Service Center or District Office to completion.

AAO Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 7/10/23. If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.

Note: Starting with the January 2017 Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times Report, the AAO has changed how it presents processing time data. The AAO will now provide, by form type, the total number of case completions for the fiscal year quarter and the percentage completed within 180 days, cases completed divided by their projected case goal.

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