I-485

USCIS Issues a Multitude of RFEs on Pending I-485 Applications – Mid-2017 Edition

Many of our clients and readers are already aware of the move by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) to issue what are hundreds, or perhaps even thousands, of very similar, if not identical, requests for evidence [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:46:57-04:00May 18th, 2017|Articles, I-485, News, News Alert|

June 2017 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 China and EB-1 India Cutoff Date Introduced

The U.S. State Department has just released the June 2017 Visa Bulletin which is the ninth Visa Bulletin for the FY2017 fiscal year.  The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is introduction of a cutoff date for EB-1 [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:46:57-04:00May 9th, 2017|Articles, EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

May 2017 Visa Bulletin – No Movement in EB-2 India; EB China Downgrading Opportunity; EB-1 China/India and EB-2 ROW Cutoff Date Expected

The U.S. State Department has just released the May 2017 Visa Bulletin which is the eighth Visa Bulletin for the FY2017 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:46:57-04:00April 11th, 2017|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

April 2017 Visa Bulletin – EB-3 China Continues to Advance Significantly

The U.S. State Department has just released the April 2017 Visa Bulletin which is the seventh Visa Bulletin for the FY2017 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the significant forward movement in EB-3 China which [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:46:58-04:00March 9th, 2017|Articles, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

New Rules Establish Automatic Employment Authorization based on Pending EAD Renewal Application

As part of a set of rule changes, collectively called “Retention of EB–1, EB–2, and EB–3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers” (see our full analysis) and effective as of January 17, 2017, USCIS has [...]

By |2022-05-19T10:41:13-04:00February 25th, 2017|Articles, H-4 EAD, I-485, News, News Alert|

Visa Bulletin Predictions and Updates from Charles Oppenheim (January 13, 2017)

Every day, our office receives numerous inquiries and questions about the anticipated movements in the Visa Bulletin cutoff dates.    So when we have reliable information, we are happy to share with our readers and clients.    Mr. Charles Oppenheim, who is the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at the U.S. Department [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:46:59-04:00January 19th, 2017|Articles, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

February 2017 Visa Bulletin – No Movement in EB-2 India; Gradual Forward Movement Elsewhere

The U.S. State Department has just released the February 2017 Visa Bulletin which is the fifth Visa Bulletin for the new FY2017 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the slow forward movement across [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:46:59-04:00January 10th, 2017|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

October 2016 Visa Bulletin – USCIS to Accept Filing Dates Category for I-485 Filings

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) has just announced that for the month of October 2016 they will honor and accept I-485 Adjustment of Status applications based on the Filing Dates (and not only on the Final [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:04-04:00September 22nd, 2016|AC21, Articles, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

October 2016 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 and EB-2 ROW Current Again; EB-2 India and China Advance Significantly; EB-3 China Ahead of EB-2 China

The U.S. State Department has just released the October 2016 Visa Bulletin which is the first Visa Bulletin for the new FY2017 fiscal year.  The headline in the upcoming [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:04-04:00September 8th, 2016|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

Appeals Court Creates Right of I-140 Revocation Notice to New AC21 Sponsor Employer

In an August 3, 2016 opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that in situations where beneficiaries of I-140 petition have ported their I-485 adjustment of status application to a new employer pursuant [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:04-04:00August 18th, 2016|AOS, Employers, I-140, I-485, News|

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