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N-400 U.S. Citizenship Application Statistics

USCIS has released an interesting report from its field offices on the processing times and statistics of N-400, Application for Naturalization, filings for the fiscal years 2010 through 2012 (or, October 2011). Number of N-400 Applications The report breaks down, for each field office processing N-400 applications, the number of receipts, approvals, denials and pending [...]

By |2012-01-05T09:39:29-05:00January 5th, 2012|Articles, citizenship, News|

USCIS Ombudsman Recommends Changes to EB-1 EA Adjudication Standards

A few days ago, on December 29, 2011, the USCIS Ombudsman has issued a report and set of recommendations urging USCIS to take proactive steps to ensure clear, consistent and predictable standards are applied to immigrant visa applications under the first employment-based preference category (EB-1) for aliens with extraordinary ability (EA). Background on the Current [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:05-04:00January 5th, 2012|Articles, EB-1, News, Policy|

Immigration Chat – New Time – 3 pm ET

When clients and readers speak, we listen! Due to a number of comments and requests, we are changing the time of our immigration chat from 9 pm to 3 pm (eastern time). Please join us this week and in the future for our immigration chat. The main reason for the new time is simply that [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:05-04:00December 15th, 2011|Articles, News|

January 2012 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India and China Advance by Nine and a Half Months; Slow Movement in EB-3; FB1 Advances Again; Moderate Movement in FB2A

The U.S. State Department just released the January 2012 Visa Bulletin which is the fourth Visa Bulletin for the FY2012 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the significant forward movement in EB-2 India and China (by nine and a half months) and the continued forward movement in FB1. Summary of [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:05-04:00December 9th, 2011|Articles, EB-2, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

Update on H.R. 3012 – Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act Clears the U.S. House of Representatives

There has been a considerable amount of discussion, excitement and, unfortunately, some incorrect rumors over the past few weeks regarding possible changes to the way employment-based immigrant visas are allocated.   Our office has been receiving many requests to comment on and speculate on what may happen with the proposed legislation.   To avoid fueling rumors, we [...]

By |2011-12-01T12:39:05-05:00December 1st, 2011|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, Policy, USCIS|

U.S. Department of State: Consulates to Issue F-1 Visas Within 15 Days

The U.S. Department of State has announced that all U.S. embassies and consulates will expedite the processing of F-1 student visa stamp applications to ensure that qualified foreign students are able to begin their studies on time.   According to the Department of State, the maximum wait for a student visa appointment (for all posts) is [...]

By |2011-11-17T09:24:15-05:00November 17th, 2011|Articles, F-1, News, Visa Processing|

FY2012 H-1B Cap Limit Approaching — What Happens When the Cap is Reached?

Throughout the H-1B cap filing season (which opened back in April), we have been providing updates on the available H-1B cap numbers.   Over the past few weeks, we have been also issuing alerts (on our website, via our newsletter and through our twitter and facebook pages) on the upcoming H-1B cap limit. Partially as a [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:07-04:00November 17th, 2011|Articles, Employers, H-1B, News|

FY2012 H-1B Numbers Update – 56,300 Regular Cap Visas Used; Master’s Cap Reached; Last Call for H-1B Cap Cases (November 14, 2011)

USCIS just released the information on the numbers of cap-subject FY2012 H-1Bs filed since April 1.   As November 14, 2011, USCIS has received approximately 56,300 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 7,100 over the previous two weeks).  Similarly, as of November 14, there were 20,000 H-1B visas filed subject to the [...]

By |2011-11-15T14:42:00-05:00November 15th, 2011|Articles, Employers, H-1B, News|

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