El Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos ofrecerá flexibilidades limitadas para la presentación de solicitudes a fin de proporcionar alivio a ciertos solicitantes y peticionarios afectados por las demoras en las localidades seguras (lockbox) de USCIS. Estas flexibilidades solo aplican a las solicitudes de beneficios enviadas a una localidad segura de USCIS...
The Hurdles to a Spousal or Marriage-Based Visa
Applying for a visa can be stressful. It is a complex process and one that has a lot on the line as motivation to get everything right. It can be stressful even if you are applying for a marriage-based visa, which historically has a pretty high approval rate. Despite this, the looming possibility of...
USCIS Updated Guidance on Expedite Criteria, RFEs and NOIDs, and EAD Validity Periods
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued three new policy updates in the USCIS Policy Manual. These updates:
• Clarify the criteria and circumstances for expedited processing;
• Address the circumstances in which officers should issue Requests for Evidence (RFEs) and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs); and
• Extend the validity period for initial and renewal...
H-4, L-2 અને E નોન-ઇમિગ્રન્ટ્સ માટે બાયોમેટ્રિક્સ હાલ પૂરતું મોકૂફ
નોન-ઇમિગ્રન્ટ્સ સ્ટેટસને લંબાવવા કે ફેરફાર કરવા માટે Form I-539 ફાઇલ કરનારા કેટલાક અરજદારો માટે બાયોમેટ્રિક્સની જરૂરિયાત થોડો સમય માટે ૧૭ મે, ૨૦૨૧થી મોકૂફ રાખવામાં આવી છે. H-4, L-2 અને E સ્ટેટસ માટે ફિંગરપ્રિન્ટ્સ અને તસવીર લીધા સિવાય હાલ કામ ચલાવવામાં આવશે એમ USCIS તરફથી જણાવાયું છે.
USCIS જણાવ્યા અનુસાર ૧૭ મે, ૨૦૨૩ સુધી મોકૂફ...
DOS Update: National Interest Exceptions for Certain Travelers from China, Iran, India, Brazil, South Africa, Schengen Area, United Kingdom, and Ireland
On May 27, 2021, the Secretary of State made a national interest determination regarding categories of travelers eligible for exceptions under Presidential Proclamations related to the spread of COVID-19. As a result of this determination, together with national interest determinations already in place, travelers subject to these proclamations due to their presence in China,...
USCIS REDESIGNS CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION CERTIFICATES
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that Form N-565, Application for Replacement of Naturalization/Citizenship Document, and Form N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (Under Section 336 of the INA), can be filed online.
Applicants use Form N-565 to replace a naturalization certificate, certificate of citizenship, or a repatriation...
USCIS Expands Online Filing: Applicants Can Now Request Replacement Naturalization Certificate and Naturalization Hearing Online
Applicants can file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization online through their USCIS online account. When they use the interactive Form N-400, applicants will see questions, alerts, and notifications specific to the answers they provide while completing the form. Applicants will also see prompts and reminders to upload required evidence. This means each person...
USCIS Update: Naturalization Eligibility and Voter Registration Through a State’s Benefit Application Process
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding applicants’ registration to vote through a state’s department of motor vehicles or other state benefit application process and the effects on an applicant’s good moral character (GMC).
Policy Highlights
• Clarifies that USCIS will not penalize an applicant who unknowingly...
USCIS POLICY ALERT: Preserving Continuous Residence and Physical Presence for Purposes of Naturalization while Engaged in Religious Duties Outside the United States
Policy Highlights
• Specifies that applicants engaged outside the United States in a qualifying religious vocation provided under INA 317 must file an Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes (Form N-470) with USCIS to have time outside the United States considered towards the continuous residence and physical presence requirements.
• Clarifies that such...
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