Press Release / News / Updates

PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - There have been widespread reports, including tweets from the President himself, that next week Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be conducting mass round-ups of vulnerable families from Central America who fled to the U.S. to seek asylum and have since been ordered removed. While the word is now “out there” that these raids will NOT happen,
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On May 31, 2019, the Department of State (DOS) updated its immigrant and nonimmigrant visa application forms to request additional information, including social media identifiers, from most U.S. visa applicants worldwide.
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The Social Security Administration has resumed mailing notifications to employers identified as having at least one name and Social Security Number combination submitted on the wage and
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NPZ Law Group - VISASERVE - Immigration and Nationality Law Attorneys attended a special tour and meeting at Newark Liberty Airport, customs and border protection, port of entry, where they had an opportunities to observe the CBP officers in action and to learn about the local protocols for inspection. They were with their colleagues from the New Jersey AILA Chapter.
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In the Summer of 2018, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced three significant policy changes that will likely affect many of those who are applying for immigration benefits. The first policy change was announced on June 28, the second on July 13 and the third on August 9.
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Starting June 1, USCIS will be ending the Forms Request Line service that allows you to order forms by phone. This is part of USCIS’ continuing effort to modernize its processes and promote its online products and services. 

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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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