Immigration News & Article

The public is advised that NIV applications are now subject to a greater degree of scrutiny than prior to Sept. 11, and thus take longer to process.

AILA decries Ashcroft's changes to the Board of Immigration Appeals.

VSC Liaison Chair, Christopher Stowe, received thecorrespondence from the Vermont Service Center’s Keith J. Canney concerning the VSC’s response to the USCIS’s interim regulation allowing concurrent filings of Forms I-140 and I-485.

The State Dept. lists eligibility criteria and provides detailed registration information for the 2004 Diversity Visa Lottery.

James Ziglar is announcing that he is resigning as USCIS Commissioner, effective at the end of 2002.

USCIS proposes to implement case status online service that will provide case status of an immigration or naturalization action to customers (and their representatives) via an interactive voice response system on a toll free, 1-800 line or a web-based application.

President Bush on August 6, signed the Child Status Protection Act. This new law addresses the problem of minor children losing their eligibility for certain immigration benefits as a result of INS processing delays.

A proposed rule published by the USCIS would require every person who applies for immigration benefits to acknowledge having received notice that he or she is required to provide a valid current address to the Service including any change of address within 10 days of the change.

USCIS announces that, during the first three quarters of the current fiscal year 60,500 H-1B numbers subject to the cap were used. This compares to 130,700 cap-subject cases approved during the same time frame last fiscal year.

The INS announces a new interim rule which allows the filing of Form I-140 Petition concurrently with Form I-485 Application.

This new law addresses the problem of minor children losing their eligibility for certain immigration benefits as a result of USCIS processing delays.

The new rule offers tremendous benefits to the aliens who are applying for green card through employment-based petitions.

The INS announces a new interim rule which allows the filing of Form I-140 Petition concurrently with Form I-485 Application.

The USCIS announces a new interim rule which allows the filing of Form I-140 Petition concurrently with Form I-485 Application. This interim rule is effective immediately today, July 31, 2002.

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A National Interest Waiver (NIW) petition falls into the employment-based immigration second preference category.

The House approved and cleared for the President legislation that addresses the problem of minor children losing their eligibility for certain immigration benefits as a result of USCIS processing delays.