Washington, D.C., Sept. 28, 2023: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services launched a new Enterprise Change of Address (E-COA) self-service tool to allow customers to update their address with USCIS more easily. With E-COA, most individuals with a USCIS online account can update their mailing and physical...
Washington, DC, October 12, 2023: USCIS issued a new policy statement providing important new guidance on the EB-5 sustainment period: 1.2-YEAR SUSTAINMENT PERIOD We are providing additional guidance on our interpretation of changes to the EB-5 program in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) made by the...
Washington, D.C., September 27, 2022: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services yesterday updated the guidance in the Policy Manual to increase the maximum validity period to 5 years for initial and renewal Employment Authorization Documents (EADs). The change applies to both initial and renewal EAD applications in the...
October 2023 Visa Bulletin showed EB1 visas for China crawled forward, while EB1 for India moved forward significantly. China's EB1 Final Action Dates (List A) moved forward two weeks: from February 1, 2022 to February 15, 2022. China's EB1 Dates for Filing (List B) also moved...
The October 2023 Visa Bulletin was released on Friday, September 15, 2023 and contained some good news for EB-5 Investors. List B - Dates for Filing Available The key change is that List B (Dates For Filing) is now available for China and India's "unreserved EB-5" category....
On August 15, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited a total of 4,300 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence in its 14 th All Program draws for this year. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cut-off was 496 Points. Candidates from the...
USCIS launches temporary employment authorization to nonimmigrants in compelling circumstances. The nonimmigrant must be the beneficiaries of approved employment-based immigrant visa petitions (Form I-140). This stopgap measure is intended to address certain particularly difficult situations, including those that previously may have forced individuals on the...
Last year, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) had announced that Canada’s Express Entry program will be amended to allow occupation-based invitations. The new rules aimed at giving the immigration minister power to identify a specific economic goal and invite candidates who would help meet...
On April 26, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited a total of 3,500 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence in its 7 th All Program draws for this year. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cut-off was 483 Points. Candidates from the...
Washington, D.C., March 23, 2023: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that certain flexibilities it first announced in March 2020, to address the COVID-19 pandemic will end on March 23, 2023. The COVID Flexibility Policy granted applicants an additional 60 days to respond to Requests...
