The Department of State posted the visa bulletin for March today. See https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2019/visa-bulletin-for-march-2019.html for the visa bulletin for March 2019. USCIS advised that it will accept adjustment of status petitions for employment-based adjustment of status petitions for February based upon…
USCIS announced that it is publishing guidance for its officers to consider when adjudicating spousal petitions involving minors. See https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-strengthens-guidance-spousal-petitions-involving-minors and https://www.aila.org/infonet/uscis-issues-policy-alert-on-afm-update-related for more information.
President Trump announced that he reached a deal with congressional leadership to sign a short-term funding bill to reopen the government that does not include funds to construct a border wall. EOIR announced that assuming that Congress passes the proposed…
The U.S. Embassy in Caracas has suspended routine visa services due to the ordered departure of non-emergency personnel. See https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/20190125_routine-visa-services-suspended-in-caracas.html for more information.
USCIS advised that it will accept adjustment of status petitions for employment-based adjustment of status petitions for February based upon the final action date. USCIS will continue to accept family-based adjustment of status petitions based on their filing date. See…
In the February 2019 Visa Bulletin, Charlie provides his predictions for monthly forward movement for various categories. These predictions are based on current demand trends and are reliable through May 2019. See https://www.aila.org/infonet/visa-bulletin-for-february-2019 for more information.
The Department of State posted the visa bulletin for February today. USCIS has not yet advised whether it will accept adjustment of status petitions for family- or employment-based petitions based on the filing dates, rather than the final action dates.…
While many consulates across the globe accept payment by credit cards for visa application fees, Mission Mexico will continue to require fees be paid in cash at a bank in Mexico due to a high rate of credit card charge-backs.…
USCIS announced that, effective immediately, the categorical Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands parole programs are terminated. After any parole authorized through these programs expires, USCIS will not renew that parole. See https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/termination-categorical-parole-programs-certain-individuals-present-commonwealth-northern-mariana-islands-cnmi for more information.
USCIS - The current federal government shutdown will not affect USCIS’ fee-funded activities. Only limited programs will be affected by the shutdown, including E-Verify, EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program, Conrad 30 Waiver Program, and Non-Minister Religious Workers. See https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/lapse-federal-funding-does-not-impact-most-uscis-operations…