According to the State Department’s December Visa Bulletin, Final Action cutoff dates for issuance of an immigrant visa or approval of an adjustment of status application will be as follows: EB-1: China will remain at November 8, 2022, and India will…
As FY 2025 federal budget discussions continue, U.S. government funding could expire after midnight on September 30, 2024 if Congress fails to pass legislation to avoid a government shutdown. In the event of a shutdown, some immigration processes would be…
The State Department has announced that the annual limit for the EB-2 immigrant visa category has been met for FY 2024. As a result, the category is immediately unavailable and will remain so through September 30, the end of the fiscal year.…
The State Department has announced that the annual limit for the EB-1 immigrant visa category has been met for FY 2024. As a result, the category is immediately unavailable and will remain so through September 30, the end of the fiscal year.…
On August 19, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services began accepting applications for the new parole in place (PIP) program for certain undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens. Successful applicants for parole in place may be able to apply…
Beginning today, the Department of Homeland Security will accept applications for the new parole in place (PIP) program for certain undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens. Applicants must submit USCIS Form I-131F and supporting documentation online. Paper applications are…
The EB-3 and EB-5 Unreserved immigrant visa categories are immediately unavailable and will remain so through the remainder of fiscal year 2024, which ends September 30, 2024. USCIS should nevertheless continue to accept EB-3 and EB-5 Unreserved adjustment of status…
The Final Action date for EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers will retrogress by one year, to December 1, 2020, for all countries, except for EB-3 China and India, which are unchanged. The Final Action date for EB-3 Other Workers will…
The White House and the Department of Homeland Security have announced that starting August 19, eligible applicants will be able to submit applications under the recently announced parole in place (PIP) program for certain undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens. Further…
Next month, USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is earlier than the Final Action Dates listed in the State Department’s August 2024 Visa Bulletin. Employment-Based Priority Date Cutoffs for August…