USCIS announced today that it is updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding immigration medical examination requirements for certain Afghan nationals applying for adjustment of status after arriving in[…]
The February 2022 Visa Bulletin was released late last week. It feels like it has been a while since anything major happened in a visa bulletin release, which could be[…]
The January 2022 Visa Bulletin was released earlier this week. Most categories saw little to no forward movement so not a whole lot to comment on in this post. Once[…]
The December 2021 Visa Bulletin was released late last week. Most employment-based categories saw some steady forward movement but nothing particularly noteworthy. Most family-based categories saw little to no movement.[…]
The November 2021 Visa Bulletin was released late last week. The only major point of emphasis in this month’s visa bulletin is that EB3 India and EB3 China have seen[…]
USCIS announced today that, effective October 1, 2021, applicants obtaining their medical exams for greencard applications will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the designated civil surgeon can[…]
The October 2021 Visa Bulletin was released yesterday and I do not recall a more anticipated yet simultaneously anticlimactic and disappointing visa bulletin in recent memory. After months of significant[…]
The August 2021 Visa Bulletin was released later afternoon yesterday. Some of the significant forward movement we have seen in most categories in recent months has slowed a bit, which[…]
The July 2021 Visa Bulletin was released earlier this afternoon and we continue to see significant forward movement in most categories, but in particular EB2 and EB3 India/China. EB1 India[…]
The unprecedented lockbox delays from last autumn/winter are well known to both immigration practitioners and clients alike. Our office filed several cases during this time period where USCIS took over[…]