November 2020 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The November 2020 Visa Bulletin was finally released this morning, a mere 3 days before the end of the month, the latest a visa bulletin has ever been released in[…]
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DHS Proposes Rule to “Strengthen” Affidavit of Support Process
More chaos and cruelty from the Trump administration. DHS is now proposing a rule to, among other things, require Affidavit of Support sponsors to submit credit reports/scores, certified copies of[…]
USCIS Response to Preliminary Injunction of Fee Rule
Following the nationwide preliminary injunction which stopped the new USCIS fee schedule from taking effect on Friday, USCIS responded in kind, claiming they are severely underfunded and this move would[…]
UPDATE: October 2020 Visa Bulletin – Dates for Filing Chart to be Used for EB Preference Categories
Following up on our two previous blog posts from this morning, it appears that USCIS has now indicated that the Dates for Filing chart applies to those applicants wishing to file[…]
October 2020 Visa Bulletin Commentary
After much delay and anticipation, the October 2020 Visa Bulletin was released this morning. Most of the employment based categories saw very significant forward movement, including, but not limited to,[…]
USCIS Updates I-944 Public Charge Guidance in Wake of Stay of Injunction
USCIS today updated its webpages regarding the I-485 and the public charge rule, notifying applicants that it will enforcing the public charge rule in the wake of the decision to[…]
USCIS Averts Furlough of Nearly 70% of Workforce
After months of uncertainty, USCIS confirmed today that, for the time being, it has managed to avoid furloughing nearly 70% of its workforce, at least through the remainder of this[…]
September 2020 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The September 2020 Visa Bulletin was released yesterday. Nothing major to report this month as they was very little (if any) movement in most categories. However, this is not entirely[…]
August 2020 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The August 2020 Visa Bulletin was recently released. EB1 India has continued to see significant movement each month for the past 3 months, providing much needed relief in a severely[…]
July 2020 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The July 2020 Visa Bulletin was released yesterday. This month again saw the final action date for EB1 India move forward significantly, advancing another 334 days after advancing 312 days[…]