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USCIS to allow rescheduling of biometric services appointments by phone.

USCIS announced that applicants, petitioners, requestors and beneficiaries may now call the USCIS Contact Center to reschedule their biometric services appointments. Previously, applicants had to submit requests in writing to reschedule their biometrics appointments. The change helps eliminate undue paperwork and allows the agency to track the request through a more efficient process. Applicants must establish good cause for rescheduling and must call before the date and time of their original appointment to reschedule. If an applicant fails to call before the scheduled appointment or fails to establish good cause, USCIS may consider the application, petition, or request abandoned and, as a result, it may be denied.

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USCIS Announces Flexibilities for Certain Applicants Filing Form I-765 for OPT

USCIS announced flexibilities for F-1 students affected by delayed Form I-765 receipt notices. These flexibilities, including 14-month OPT period flexibilities, option to refile after rejection, and RFEs for missing/deficient signatures, apply only to applications received from October 1, 2020, to May 1, 2021.

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EOIR Releases Two Memos Related to Case Priorities and Performance Measures

EOIR supplemented its January 17, 2018, memo, Case Priorities and Immigration Court Performance Measures by announcing the tracking and expedition of “family unit” cases at ten immigration court locations. EOIR further supplemented the January memo by heightening the bar for overcoming a 180-day adjudication window, stating that for an immigration judge to grant a continuance resulting in an asylum case taking longer than 180 days to adjudicate, a respondent must satisfy the good-cause standard and show exceptional circumstances.