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USCIS Issues Final Rule on Start-Up Entrepreneurs

USCIS issued a final rule which adds new regulatory provisions guiding the use of parole on a case-by-case basis for entrepreneurs of start-up entities who can demonstrate that they would provide a significant public benefit to the United States. The rule is effective July 17, 2017. USCIS noted that DHS estimates that 2,940 entrepreneurs will be eligible under this rule annually.

New Fees Now Here

New Fees went into effect on December 23, 2016. You should use the new forms as well.

USCIS Message: Current Form I-9 Valid Until January 21, 2017

I-9 form has changed for employers, but you can continue to use the old I-9 form for a few more months before the new form is in effect.

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Visa Programs Extended Through December 9

USCIS announced that it has updated the information for the EB-5 Regional Center (EB-5) and EB-4 Non-Minister Special Immigrant Religious Worker (SR visa) programs in its Adjustment of Status Filing Charts for the October 2016 Visa Bulletin, after President Obama signed Public Law 114-223 on September 29, 2016. DOS also issued a cable on the extension of the EB-5, SR visa, and Conrad State 30 programs. Public Law 114-223 extended these three visa programs, as well as the E-Verify program, until December 9, 2016

Hurricane Matthew Impacting USCIS Offices

Due to Hurricane Matthew, several USCIS field offices and application support centers in Florida and South Carolina will be closed today and tomorrow.

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USCIS Responds to Recent Concerns Regarding Processing Times

April 28, 2016
USCIS Responds to Recent Concerns Regarding Processing Times
USCIS informed stakeholders that it is working to address the staffing shortages and workload issues that are causing processing time delays. USCIS stated that it recently transferred cases between all of its service centers in an effort to reduce backlogs, ensure that processing times are consistent across service centers, and provide stakeholders with faster responses

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USCIS Workload Transfers

USCIS posted an alert today that it is transferring certain petitions for L-1 nonimmigrant status (and accompanying I-539s and I-765s for L-2 derivatives) from the VSC to the CSC, and is similarly transferring certain H-1B petitions and associated derivative applications from the VSC to the NSC. Starting yesterday, the Lockbox began sending certain cases to the Potomac Service Center, including all newly filed Form I-765 applications for F-1 and M-2 students seeking Optional Practical Training (OPT).

USCIS Petition might go faster

USCIS recently rebalanced the workload distribution of certain Form I-140 petitions and employment-based Form I-485 applications between the TSC and the NSC. Beginning October 19, 2015, individuals who submit a Form I-140 petition together with a Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, with a worksite location in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, or Pennsylvania must file these forms with the NSC at the appropriate direct filing address.

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Employment Based adjustment application quota met for fiscal year

USCIS advised that it has suspended final adjudication of employment-based Form I-485 applications as of today, because the Department of State indicated that the statutory cap has been reached for the employment-based preference categories through the remainder of FY2015, which concludes on September 30, 2015. USCIS stated that it will continue to accept adjustment of status applications that are filed when the applicant’s priority date is earlier than the relevant cut-off date published in the September Visa Bulletin. Final adjudication of employment-based adjustment applications will resume on October 1, 2015, on which date visa numbers will again be available.

USCIS advised that it has suspended final adjudication of employment-based Form I-485 applications as of today, because the Department of State indicated that the statutory cap has been reached for the employment-based preference categories through the remainder of FY2015, which concludes on September 30, 2015. USCIS stated that it will continue to accept adjustment of status applications that are filed when the applicant’s priority date is earlier than the relevant cut-off date published in the September Visa Bulletin. Final adjudication of employment-based adjustment applications will resume on October 1, 2015, on which date visa numbers will again be available.

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