What Is Visa Retrogression?
October 20, 2015
Visa retrogression refers to situations when there are more visa applicants for a certain category or countries than there are available visas for that month. Typically occurring near the end of the fiscal year, visa retrogression can end up meaning that visa applicant’s priority dates shift around the set cut-off date, meeting it one month […]
4 Important Facts to Know about Visa Priority Dates
October 15, 2015
Visa priority dates refer to visa applicants’ place in queue when the demand for the visa they are seeking exceeds the number of available visas. When visa applicants’ priority dates become “current” or available, these applicants will typically be eligible to obtain permanent resident status in the U.S. Below, we have pointed out some more […]
Concurrent Filing FAQs: Important Info for Visa Applicants
October 10, 2015
Concurrent filing refers to situations in which an immigrant petition and an adjustment of status application are filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) at the same time. This essentially means that petition and application, along with all of the necessary supporting documents and application fees, are mailed at the same time to the […]
USCIS Weighs in on Refugee Admissions before Congress
October 5, 2015
At the beginning of this month, the heads of USCIS’s Refugee Affairs Division Barbara Strack, and the Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate, Matthew Emrich, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee to report on the agency’s “role in refugee resettlement generally” and the “screening measures and safeguards that have been developed… and enhanced over time.” […]
Florida Immigration Fraud Ring Brought Down by USCIS
September 24, 2015
The work of USCIS, along with federal investigators, has halted a large immigration fraud ring in Florida, with the two ringleaders recently being sentenced to 21 months in federal prison, USCIS officials have announced. In addition to having to serve nearly two years in prison, the ringleaders have also been stripped of their U.S. citizenship […]
Procedures for Determining Visa Availability Have Been Revised by USCIS
September 10, 2015
Yesterday, officials at U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the procedures for evaluating visa availability have been updated in order to better coordinate efforts with the U.S. Department of State (DOS). Specifically impacting people waiting to file for employment-based visas or family-related visas, the revised process “will enhance DOS’s ability to more accurately […]
