Green Card

Permanent U.S. residents, or green card holders, get many benefits from such a status. While green cards can remain valid for an extended period of time, it is a mistake to assume that your green card will remain valid indefinitely without the need for renewal. Unfortunately, many become complacent about the expiration dates specified on of their green card.
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As of Sept. 26, USCIS has further extended the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (PRC) from 12 months to 24 months for lawful permanent residents who have filed Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card, to renew their PRC. Individuals newly filing Form I-90 will receive a Form I-797 receipt notice with the 24-month automatic extension. 

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Effective Sept. 26, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is automatically extending the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) to 24 months for lawful permanent residents who file Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card.
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The PERM Labor Certification is a process through which a foreign professional with an employment-based immigrant visa can acquire a green card to the United States. There are a total of 9 steps for acquiring a green card. The first part is PERM, then I-140 and the final step is the green card application. The following is an overview of the process.
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Backlogs in the immigration of high-skilled workers have made it harder for businesses in the United States to hire workers from overseas. Well, there have been a few Bills proposed in Congress that will work to reduce backlogs and other challenges that employees and employers. Here’s what you should know about these Bills, as explained by the NPZ Law Group.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plays a significant role in the processing of employment-based visas, and USCIS want to ensure USCIS use as many available visas as possible in fiscal year (FY) 2022, which ends on Sept. 30, 2022.

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A Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) of the United States is required to present a valid Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (Green Card), if seeking readmission to the U.S. after a temporary absence of less than one year.
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There are an exceptionally high number of employment-based visas available this fiscal year (October 2021 through September 2022). In partnership with the U.S. Department of State, we are committed to attempting to use all these visa numbers. There are many more visas available in the first (priority workers) and second (workers with advanced degrees or of exceptional ability) employment-based categories than pending adjustment of status applications pending with USCIS.
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Are you a U.S. citizen with relatives hoping to become U.S. permanent residents? If so, you may be wondering if you can help and how you can help.
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The NPZ Law Group offers a suggested practice: submitting birth certificates with Forms I-130 and I-485. This is to ensure that initial filings are compliant under the Department of State (DOS) Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) or Reciprocity and Civil Documents list.
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The Case Assistance Committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) recently monitored a problematic trend in which the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) was issuing Requests for Evidence (RFEs) for birth certificates and other documents that members already submitted to USCIS. Here’s what you must know.
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