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USCIS Announces 48-Month Extension of Green Card Validity for Conditional Permanent Residents with a Pending Form I-751 or Form I-829

Welcome back to the start of a brand-new week! In this blog post we share with you an exciting new update from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Today, January 23, 2023, USCIS announced that it is extending the green card validity period of conditional permanent residents who…

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USCIS Implements Final Phase of Premium Processing Expansion for EB-1 and EB-2 I-140 Petitions and Announces Planned Expansion for F-1 students seeking OPT

Today, January 12, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is implementing the final phase of its expansion of premium processing for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2 immigrant classifications. Who does this phase apply to? This phase applies to new (initial)…

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What’s happening in the world of immigration? USCIS Announces Proposed Increase in Immigration Filing Fees in the New Year

Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! We hope you had a wonderful holiday break and wish you a prosperous new year ahead. We kick off the new year with some important updates in the world of immigration. Today, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officially announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that…

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State Department Announces Continuation of its Interview Waiver Policy for Certain Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants until December 2023

Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas break with your families. In this blog post, we share a new update from the State Department regarding the continuation of its interview waiver policy for certain nonimmigrant visa types. In a new announcement, the Secretary of State has…

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All About the January 2023 Visa Bulletin, What to Expect, and More!

Happy Holidays from the Law Offices of Jacob Sapochnick! In this blog post, we share with you the release of the January Visa Bulletin for the year 2023, what you can expect for employment based and family preference categories, including visa availability, movement, and projections for each category in the…

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Immigration Updates: TPS Extensions for Haitians and USCIS Commitments to Immigration in the New Year 2023

We close off the week with some new announcements from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding TPS extensions for Haitian nationals, and USCIS commitments to improve immigration in the new year – fiscal year 2023. TPS Extended for Haitian Nationals On December 5, 2022, the Secretary of…

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All About the December 2022 Visa Bulletin, What to Expect, and More!

In this blog post, we cover the release of the December Visa Bulletin 2022 and what you can expect for employment based and family preference categories during the upcoming month of December. The Department of State releases the visa bulletin on a monthly basis, which summarizes the availability of immigrant visa numbers for that…

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Status of Worldwide Consular Visa Operations, October 2022

Our readers will be happy to know that the Department of State has released a new update in the month of October on the status of worldwide consular visa operations. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a period of uncertainty and created tremendous backlogs at the Consular level. As most of you…

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All About the November 2022 Visa Bulletin, What to Expect, and More!

In this blog post, we cover the release of the November Visa Bulletin 2022 and what you can expect for employment based and family preference categories during the upcoming month of November. The Department of State releases the visa bulletin on a monthly basis, which summarizes the availability of immigrant visa numbers for…

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USCIS Implements Third Phase of Premium Processing for Certain Previously Filed EB-1 and EB-2 Form I-140 Petitions

We hope you are having a wonderful end to your week. In this blog post, we bring you some of the most highly anticipated news from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Yesterday, September 15, 2022, USCIS announced the third phase of the expansion of premium processing service for…

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