Washington, DC, February 15, 2023: The US Department of State released the March Visa Bulletin today. All employment based preference categories for Indian born applicants retrogressed. The EB-1 classification retrogressed to February 1, 2022 for both India and China. Interestingly, EB-5 immigrant investor “reserved” categories remain...
Washington, DC, February 14, 2023: US Citizenship & Immigration Services today announced an improved interpretation of the age calculation for children of persons seeking US lawful permanent resident status and applying for I-485 Adjustment of Status. The new interpretation of the Child Status Protection Act of...
USCIS is extending the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) for petitioners who properly file Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, or Form I-829, Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status for 48 months beyond the...
On January 18, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited a total of 5,500 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence in its 2 nd All Program draws for this year. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cut-off dropped to 490 Points. Candidates from...
On January 3, 2023, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a proposed rule to adjust certain immigration and naturalization filing fees. If implemented, applicants will have to pay significantly more for immigrant filings. The proposed rule is subject to a 60-day comment...
On January 3, 2023, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a proposed rule to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees. If implemented, applicants will have to pay significantly more for immigrant filings. The proposed rule is subject to a 60-day...
On January 11, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited a total of 5,500 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence in its 1 st All Program draws for this year. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) was 507 Points. Candidates from the Federal...
WASHINGTON, DC, January 5, 2023 — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees. USCIS states that its fee increase will “allow USCIS to more fully recover its operating costs, reestablish and...
Washington, D.C., January 5, 2023: USCIS just released Form I-956K to enable third party promoters of EB-5 investments to register with USCIS. Registration is now required by each person acting as a direct or third-party promoter (including migration agents). Direct or third party promoters who...
On December 15, 2022, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA) was passed by Congress. Thereafter, on December 23, 2022, NDAA was signed by the President and NDAA enacted into law. The NDAA, which is also called the Omnibus Bill authorizes...
