Posted on January 14, 2021 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Green Cards
USCIS announced that starting in January 2021, it will replace the sticker that is currently issued to lawful permanent residents to extend the validity of their Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (PRC or “Green Card”), with a revised Form I-797, Notice of Action, for Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card. The revised I-797 receipt notice, together with an applicant’s PRC, will serve as temporary evidence of lawful permanent resident status for 12 months from the expiration date on the face of the PRC.
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Posted on January 14, 2021 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Immigration Waivers
USCIS has approved Applicant’s I-601. Applicant’s Form I-601A was approved. Applicant left the United States to attend his interview for an immigrant visa.
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Posted on December 22, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, USCIS is extending flexibilities that were previously announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants and petitioners who are responding to certain agency requests. The flexibilities apply to documents with an issuance date listed on the request, notice, or decision that is between March 1, 2020, and January 31, 2021, inclusive. USCIS will consider a response to the specified agency requests and notices that is received within 60 calendar days after the response due date set in the request or notice before taking any action. Additionally, USCIS will consider a Form N-336 or Form I-290B received up to 60 calendar days from the date of the decision before it takes any action.
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Posted on December 22, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
As a result of class action litigation in Vangala v. USCIS challenging USCIS’s No Blank Space” policy, USCIS has agreed to stop implementing the rejection policy for asylum applications and U visa petitions starting December 28, 2020. AILA provides a practice alert with additional details.
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Posted on November 18, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS announced via the Form I-589 webpage that beginning November 2, 2020, asylum offices will no longer accept the filing of Forms I-589 that previously were filed directly with a local asylum office. These forms must be filed with the Asylum Vetting Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Posted on November 18, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS released its H-2B cap count for FY2021, stating that it has received 29,739 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 cap for the first half of FY2021, with 24,181 approved and 5,558 pending
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Posted on November 18, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS updated policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual related to the naturalization civics test, increasing the general bank of questions to 128, the number of exam questions to 20, and the number of correct answers needed to pass to 12, as well as providing that officers will ask all 20 test items even if applicants achieve a passing score. This update becomes effective December 1, 2020, and applies prospectively to naturalization applications filed on or after that date
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Posted on October 30, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The USCIS premium processing service allows petitioners to pay an additional filing fee to expedite the adjudication of certain forms, generally within 15 days. Any Form I-907 (Request for Premium Processing) postmarked on or after Oct. 19 must include the new fee amount. If USCIS receives a Form I-907 postmarked on or after Oct. 19 with the incorrect filing fee, we will reject the Form I-907 and return the filing fee.
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Posted on October 14, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
After a federal judge enjoined USCIS from drastically increasing their filing fees a week ago, the fee-funded agency is projecting to be in a financial deficit. However, last week Congress enacted the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act to immediately require USCIS to use premium processing at $2,500 for case types it previously charged $1,440. The Act also allows USCIS to set new premium fees without going through the typical regulatory process.
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Posted on October 14, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS updated policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual confirming that a grant of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is not admission for INA §245(a) adjustment purposes, clarifying that the applicability of decisions in the Sixth and Ninth Circuits is limited to those jurisdictions, and incorporating Matter of Z-R-Z-C-
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