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Guide to the USCIS National Customer Service Center (NCSC)

Applicants who have ever tried to reach USCIS about your immigration case have likely encountered the USCIS National Customer Service Center (NCSC) — the primary point of contact for applicants, petitioners, and attorneys. Understanding how the NCSC works, what it can [...]

By |2025-11-10T17:31:32-05:00November 10th, 2025|Articles, News, USCIS|

October 2025 Government Shutdown and Immigration: (How) Will It Affect Me?

The federal government has been shut down as of October 1, 2025.   We are providing details on the immigration-related services that are impacted by the shutdown.   The biggest impact for employment-immigration matters is disruption in DOL services via FLAG [...]

By |2025-11-13T11:50:59-05:00September 17th, 2025|Articles, Government Shutdown, News, News Alert, Policy, USCIS|

USCIS Signature Requirements: Understanding Valid Signatures, Wet Ink Policies, and How to Avoid Denials

When submitting any application, petition, or request to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the requestor’s signature is crucial.   A valid signature confirms that the applicant or petitioner knows, has reviewed, and approves the document’s content, [...]

By |2026-01-17T17:04:57-05:00August 19th, 2025|Articles, News, News Alert, USCIS|

Understanding the New Alien Registration Requirements: Who Must Register, Penalties for Non-Compliance, and Parental Responsibilities

On March 12, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) titled “Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration.” Under the new rule, starting April 11, 2025, non-U.S. citizens staying in [...]

By |2025-03-27T11:11:42-04:00March 27th, 2025|Articles, News, News Alert, Policy, Trump 2, USCIS|

How to Change Address with USCIS?

Most non-U.S. citizens are required to report a change of their residential address within 10 days of moving within the U.S. or its territories.    This requirement becomes even more important when there is an application pending with USCIS.   The change of address notification is done by either USCIS online account or by submitting (on paper!) [...]

By |2024-09-24T16:14:02-04:00September 13th, 2024|Articles, News, USCIS|

USCIS Restrictions on Multiple H-1B Cap Petitions for Same Beneficiary by Related Employers

Update:  March 2024.   Starting FY2025 H-1B cap season, USCIS will switch to beneficiary-centric selection process which will count each beneficiary only once for registration selection purposes.  See more details about the new rule. Update:  March 2022.   Starting FY2023 H-1B cap season, USCIS requires H-1B registrant employers to make an additional attestation which reads, I further [...]

By |2026-01-17T17:13:43-05:00March 3rd, 2022|Articles, H-1B, News, News Alert, Policy, USCIS|

ASC Biometrics Backlog at USCIS Likely to Take Months to Clear

Like almost all aspects of life during COVID, USCIS operations have been impacted significantly and we have been seeing extreme delays especially with respect to ASC biometrics processing and, by extension, cases which require biometrics to be completed before adjudication. After a November 19, 2020 update in which USCIS has indicated that the ASC biometrics [...]

By |2021-03-18T12:50:36-04:00December 5th, 2020|Articles, News, News Alert, USCIS|

August 2020 USCIS Staff Furlough Called Off

USCIS has just made an announcement to its staff and external stakeholders that the administrative staff furlough which was scheduled to begin on August 30, 2020 has been cancelled and the current USCIS staffing levels would remain unchanged. Cost Cutting Measures Means Fewer Contractors and Processing Delays According to USCIS's Deputy Director of Policy, the [...]

By |2020-08-26T21:08:10-04:00August 26th, 2020|Articles, News, News Alert, USCIS|

What are USCIS Requirements for Certified Foreign Language Translations?

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service ("USCIS") requires any non-English language document submitted as evidence or in support of an application or petition to be accompanied by a certified English translation which has to meet certain specific requirements. Foreign Language Translation Requirements According to the Code of Federal Regulations, 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), Any document containing foreign [...]

By |2020-09-23T10:04:10-04:00September 21st, 2019|Articles, News, News Alert, USCIS|

USCIS Reverses Position on FB-2A: Will Use Final Action with “Current” Dates Allowing I-485 Filings

The two weeks since the release of the July 2019 Visa Bulletin have created much confusion with in the FB-2A category and especially with respect to which dates would USCIS use in determining who can [...]

By |2019-06-30T17:10:08-04:00June 30th, 2019|Articles, News, News Alert, USCIS, Visa Bulletin|

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