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Celebrating Our 28th Anniversary
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USCIS Sets September 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 September 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.
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Utilizing the L-1A Visa as Investment Visa
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Sheetal A. Patel of Pasricha & Patel, LLC explains the Benefits of Utilizing the L-1A Visa as an Investment Visa in her new article published in the New India Abroad.
An L-1A visa is an intercompany transfer visa typically utilized for individuals employed with an employer abroad, in a managerial or executive capacity for a period of at least one (1) year out of the last three (3). For L-1A eligibility, there must also be the existence of a U.S. based qualifying affiliate, subsidiary, or branch office which is seeking to transfer the employee from the company abroad to their company in the United States in a managerial or executive capacity.
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USCIS Will Conduct Second Random Selection from Previously Submitted FY 2024 H-1B Cap Registrations
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USCIS has announced that due to the need to select additional H-1B lottery registrations in order to reach the FY2024 H-1B numerical allocations (which is 85,000 H-1B visas that are subject to the annual cap, out of which 20,000 are reserved for U.S. Master’s degree holders), it has decided to select additional registrations from previously submitted electronic registrations that took place in March 2023. Once again, USCIS will use a random selection process to choose the additional H-1B registrations. USCIS will announce to the public once they have completed this second selection process and have notified all the prospective H-1B petitioners with selected registrations that they can proceed to file H-1B cap petitions for the beneficiaries who are named in the second section process.
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USCIS Sets August 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 August 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.
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Honored to contribute to New India Abroad
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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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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 Sets January 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 January 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 December 2022 visa bulletin’s filing table.
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USCIS Advises Family-Based I-485 Applicants to Include I-693 Sealed Medical Reports at the Time of Filing to Help Speed Up Processing Time
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Our comment: In a recent meeting held between the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the USCIS informed AILA that it is expanding potential interview waivers for family-based adjustment of status applications. Because of the potential waiver of interviews in these particular types of cases, USCIS has asked AILA to convey to their clients and applicants in general that the I-485 Adj. of Status applicant should include the Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (sealed medical report), concurrently at the time of filing of the initial I-485 adjustment of status application. By doing so, it will avoid a need for USCIS to issue a Request for Further Evidence (RFE), which would delay the USCIS’s processing and adjudication time.
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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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