Sheetal A. Patel, Esq., Member of Pasricha & Patel, LLC, is honored to contribute to New India Abroad, a digital platform dedicated to keeping members of the Indian community well-informed on current events worldwide. Sheetal has extensive experience and knowledge in all aspects of immigration law. She has spent several years providing exceptional legal services in employment-based immigration, labor certification, family-based immigration, and immigrant and nonimmigrant visa petitions. As a writer with New India Abroad, she will supplement their journalism with frequent updates to keep readers informed on current trends, issues, and news within immigration law. Read the first article here: USCIS starts premium processing for change of status to F, M and J Visa (newindiaabroad.com)
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USCIS Sets July 2023 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts For the Visa Bulletin
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With the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”)’s publication of its July 2023 visa bulletin, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has decided that it will continue to use the Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications table. Meanwhile, USCIS also decided to continue to follow the Dates for Filing for Family-Sponsored Adjustment of Status Applications table. Please refer to the sections below for specific discussions about the visa availability date movements and trends under both the employment-based immigrant visa petitions, as well as the family-based immigrant visa petitions.Click Here To Read The Full Article
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USCIS Expands Premium Processing for Applicants Seeking to Change into F, M, or J Nonimmigrant Status
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USCIS has announced that it is expanding premium processing service for applicants who have filed Form I-539 to change their status to F-1, F-2, M-1, M-2, J-1, or J-2 nonimmigrant status. There will also be the option to file the premium processing request form I-907 via online filing.Click Here To Read The Full Article
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NEGOTIATING A 338(H)(10) ELECTION IN A MERGER AND ACQUISITION TRANSACTION
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If you are involved in a merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction, it is important to understand the tax implications of the deal. Typically, buyers prefer an asset sale while sellers…
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USCIS Sets June 2023 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts For the Visa Bulletin
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With the U.S. Department of State’s publication of the June 2023 Visa Bulletin, the USCIS has decided it will continue to use the Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications table. This is a continuation from the May 2023 visa bulletin’s filing table. This is also a reflection of the continued tightening in the visa numbers in employment-based immigrant visas in general, with EB-2 retrogression for Rest of the World Countries, as well as India, Mexico, and the Philippines, and not to mention the non-advancement in the EB-4 category for all countries.Click Here To Read The Full Article
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USCIS Sets May 2023 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts For the Visa Bulletin
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Law IMM Analysis:
With the U.S. Department of State’s publication of the May 2023 Visa Bulletin, the USCIS has decided it will continue to use the Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications table. This is a continuation from the April 2023 visa bulletin’s filing table. This is also a reflection of the tightening in the visa numbers in employment-based immigrant visas in general, with EB-2 retrogression for Rest of the World Countries, as well as India, Mexico, and the Philippines, and not to mention further retrogression in the EB-4 category for all countries.Click Here To Read The Full Article
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Announcing The New Website
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We are delighted to announce the launch of our new website!
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USCIS Sets April 2023 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts For the Visa Bulletin
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Our Analysis: With the U.S. Department of State’s publication of the April 2023 Visa Bulletin, the USCIS has decided it will use the Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications table. This is a change from the March 2023 visa bulletin’s filing table. This is also a reflection of the tightening in the visa numbers in employment-based immigrant visas in general, with EB-2 retrogression for Rest of the World Countries, as well as India, Mexico, and the Philippines, and not to mention further retrogression in the EB-4 category for all countries.
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Change in Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) Policy Benefits Age-Out Children
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During the lengthy process of applying for lawful permanent residency cases, there are often many cases of children who age-out and can no longer be included as part of the filing.
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USCIS Sets March 2023 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts For the Visa Bulletin
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Our Analysis: With the U.S. Department of State’s publication of the March 2023 Visa Bulletin, the USCIS has decided it will continue to follow the Dates for Filing for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications. This is a continuation of the February 2023 visa bulletin’s filing table.
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USCIS Extends Evidence of Status for Conditional Permanent Residents to 48 Months with Pending Form I-751 or Form I-829
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Our Analysis: USCIS has announced that it is further extending the combined use of the I-797 filing receipt notices that are issued after the filing of I-751 petition to remove conditions on residence, and I-829 petition by entrepreneur to remove conditions on permanent resident status, along with the expiring Permanent Resident Card, from the previous 24 months to new 48 months past the expiration of the Permanent Resident Card. This change started on January 11, 2023 for Form I-829, and it starts on January 25, 2023 for Form I-751.
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USCIS Sets February 2023 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts For the Visa Bulletin
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Our Analysis: With the U.S. Department of State’s publication of the February 2023 Visa Bulletin, the USCIS has decided it will continue to follow the Dates for Filing for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications. This is a continuation of the January 2023 visa bulletin’s filing table.
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USCIS Updates Policy to Automatically Extend Green Card Validity to 24 Months for Naturalization Applicants
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Our Analysis: USCIS has announced that starting on December 12, 2022, it is updating its USCIS Policy Manual to allow USCIS to automatically extend the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (‘Green Cards’) for lawful permanent residents who have applied for naturalization to become U.S. citizens.
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USCIS Sets December 2022 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts For the Visa Bulletin
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Our Analysis: With the U.S. Department of State’s publication of the December 2022 Visa Bulletin, the USCIS has decided it will follow the Dates for Filing for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications for the December 2022 Visa Bulletin.
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USCIS Sets November 2022 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts For the Visa Bulletin
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With the U.S. Department of State’s publication of the November 2022 Visa Bulletin, the USCIS has decided it will follow the Dates for Filing for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications for the November 2022 Visa Bulletin. This is a continuation of the October 2022 visa bulletin. But it is a change from the few months before that when USCIS had been following the Final Action Dates chart starting in June 2022 until September 2022.
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USCIS Extends Temporary Waiver of 60-Day Rule for Civil Surgeon Signatures on Form I-693
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USCIS has announced that it is extending the previously announced temporary waiver of the requirement for the Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, that the USCIS-designated civil surgeon must sign the form no more than sixty (60) days before an applicant files an application for immigration benefit (such as filing the Form I-485 adjustment of status), through March 31, 2023.
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USCIS Automatically Extends Green Card Validity Extension to 24 Months for Green Card Renewals
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USCIS has announced that starting on September 26, 2022, it is automatically extending the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) to twenty-four (24) months for lawful permanent residents who have filed Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card.
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USCIS Sets October 2021 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts For the Visa Bulletin
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Following the U.S. Department of State’s recent publication of the October 2021 Visa Bulletin (which is the first month of the new Fiscal Year 2022), the USCIS has once again confirmed that it will continue to follow the Dates for Filing for Family-Sponsored Adjustment of Status Applications for the October 2021 Visa Bulletin.
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USCIS Sets October 2022 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts For the Visa Bulletin
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With the U.S. Department of State’s publication of the October 2022 Visa Bulletin, the USCIS has decided it will follow the Dates for Filing for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications for the October 2022 Visa Bulletin. This is a change from the past few months when USCIS had been following the Final Action Dates chart starting in June 2022 until September 2022.
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USCIS extends and expands the suspension of H-1B premium processing option for certain H-1B petitions
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In an effort to reduce long backlogs and delays at the USCIS Service Centers, the USCIS has decided to extend the suspension of premium processing option for H-1B quota petitions (those that are filed with either the Vermont Service Center, or the California Service Center).
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