The Nebraska and Texas Service Centers (NSC and TSC, respectively) have informed that they will start issuing denials on pending I-485 upon denial of the underlying I-140 petition. Until now, USCIS has a policy from a Memorandum of Feb. 28, 2003 from William R. Yates, “Procedures for Concurrently Filed Family-Based or Employment-Based Form I-485 when the [...]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (”USCIS”) has provided some updates and insight into their operations and future plans during the annual AILA conference: Premium Processing for I-140. Some I-140s which were previously eligible for premium processing may be made again eligible. Expected this summer. H-1B Application Process to be Redesigned. USCIS is working on reengineering the [...]
The USCIS Ombudsman has released a recommendation report which urges overhaul of the USCIS fee payment system. USCIS is considered a “pay-for-service” government agency where petitioners pay for the provision of a particular service. However, the current system which accepts checks or money orders for most, and credit cards for a few e-filing-enabled forms, has [...]
The USCIS has revised the instructions on Form I-751 which is generally filed by green card holders who have conditions on their residency - often by marriage or investors. The revised instructions direct the form to be filed either to the California or to the Vermont Service Centers, depending on the state of residency. California Service Center. Petitioners [...]
The receipt number is one of the most commonly used numbers, by immigrants and lawyers alike, to track the progress or identify a particular immigration case or filing. These receipt numbers start with three letters and follow by a series of numbers, for example EAC-06-123-45678. Please read the full article on more information about the USCIS receipt numbers.