Over 1.5 million applicates from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela have apply for the Biden Administration’s U.S. Migrant Sponsorship Program, the problem is there is only a cap of 30,000 monthly allowed. This process is overwhelming caseworkers at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Review the CBS News Article for more details: 1.5 million apply for U.S. migrant sponsorship program with 30,000 monthly cap
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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding a national webinar, “Naturalization Test Redesign” on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, between 2:00 to 3:00 pm (Eastern). The webinar will include USCIS representatives discussing updates to the naturalization test redesign initiative and answering questions!
Review the USCIS Web Page for more details: Naturalization Test Redesign
To Register for this webinar:
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.
Click the link to view the June 2023 Visa Bulletin
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If my Advance Parole is about to expire and I don’t plan to travel outside of the US within the next year, do I have to renew it?
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 May 15, 2023!
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, May 19, 2023. Act now and submit your questions!
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.
Click the link to view the June 2023 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) and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center using Consular Processing (outside of the US) or file on their own with USCIS Form I-485 (within the US).
Title 42 ends this Thursday, May 11th, ending the public health order making it illegal for immigrants at the border to seek asylum. This order was created during Covid Pandemic by the Trump Administration. The CATO Institute, an American Think Tank, feels that the policy backfired and caused more illegal crossing. I have included the link to a NPR article that includes a six-minute audio recording from the NPR Radio Show, Here and Now, please read article and listen to the complete audio file.
Review the NPR News/Radio, Article and Recording for more details: Did Title 42 lead border crossings to increase?
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The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) provides an updated ‘processing times’ in table form, with information on FY2023 first quarterly completions; January 2023 to March 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 1/11/23. 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.
The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.
With national immigration policy being discussed, 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 AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Oklahoma, Oregon and Pennsylvania!
The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.
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