Press Release / News / Updates

On March 5th, 2019, USCIS made an announcement that it has revised Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status and will publish the revised form on USCIS website on March 8, 2019. USCIS will be removing the 12/23/16 version of Form I-539 from uscis.gov on March 8
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As part of the agency’s efforts to streamline requests for case assistance, USCIS is discontinuing the use of USCIS service center e-mail boxes for case-specific questions on Jan. 21, 2019. Instead, USCIS is focusing our resources online via self-help tools at uscis.gov/toolsand my.uscis.gov, and through the USCIS Contact Center. These changes are a part of USCIS overall modernization efforts to provide a more efficient and effective user experience.
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USCIS has launched a new Online Fee Calculator to assist members of the public in calculating the correct fee amount to include when filing their forms with USCIS at an agency lockbox facility. A list of forms processed at USCIS Lockbox facilities is available on the USCIS website.

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The current lapse in annual appropriated funding for the U.S. government does not affect USCIS’ fee-funded activities.

USCIS offices will remain open, and all individuals should attend interviews and appointments as scheduled.

USCIS will continue to accept petitions and applications for benefit requests, except as noted below.
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A new type of telephone scam targeting migrants, requesting an electronic transfer of money to resolve some aspect of their familys’ immigration cases in the United States, is now on the radar of the Department of Homeland Security’s Joint Task Force-West South Texas Corridor (JTF-W STC) and consular officials from several neighboring countries.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- RIDGEWOOD, New Jersey - Lawyers at the NPZ Law Group continue to be actively involved in the The American Immigration Lawyer’s Association (AILA) both at a State and National Level.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Justice today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that expands their collaboration to better detect and eliminate fraud, abuse, and discrimination by employers bringing foreign visa workers to the United States. This new effort improves the way the agencies share information, collaborate on cases, and train each other’s investigators.
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On April 27, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency will begin phasing in use of the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery service to mail Green Cards and other secure documents beginning April 30, 2018.
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Ludka Zimovcak,Esq., and David H. Nachman, Esq., managing partners at NPZ Law Group hosted the business breakfast speaking session at Amcham Slovakia on April 24^th,2018 to provide an in-depth understanding and knowledge on various types of both immigrant and non-immigrant visa options along with an update on the immigration issues under the Trump Administration.

Main points of discussion were:

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David Nachman will be speaking at this May 5th event from 5-7 pm.

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NPZ Law Group, P.C. received a great honor at the "Companies that Care" Awards Ceremony organized by CIANJ and held at “Nanina's in the Park” in Belleville, New Jersey on the 20th of March 2018.

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