We would like to provide our readers with a quick update regarding the temporary suspension of in-person services at USCIS field offices nationwide. As first reported, USCIS made the decision to close all offices and application support centers (ASCs) to the public beginning March 18th. USCIS planned to reopen offices…
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This Week in Immigration News: USCIS Closes Field Offices, Asylum Offices, and ASC Centers in response to COVID 19, Temporary Suspension of Premium Processing Service for FY 2021 H1B Petitions, and TPS Re-Registration Opens for Somalia
Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! In this post, we bring you the latest immigration news for the week. USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18-April 1 to Reduce Spread of COVID 19 In response to the widespread COVID 19 pandemic, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has…
This Week in Immigration News: USCIS Workload Transfers, International Immigration Office Update, and H2A/H2B Eligible Countries
Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! In this post, we bring you the latest immigration news for the week. USCIS Announces Workload Transfers In an effort to manage heavy workloads, increase efficiency, and decrease processing times, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been transferring cases between service centers. On…
This Week in Immigration News: Immigration Raids and USCIS International Field Office Closures
USCIS International Field Offices On August 9, 2019, USCIS announced its plans to maintain seven international field offices open in Beijing, Guangzhou, Nairobi, New Delhi, Guatemala City, Mexico City, and San Salvador. As previously reported, all other USCIS international field offices will close between now and August 2020. Functions performed…
USCIS Closing International Immigration Offices by March 10, 2020
USCIS has announced that it will be closing all of its International Immigration Offices by March 10, 2020. As of June 30, 2019, USCIS has already permanently closed its field office in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and on July 5th, the office in Manila, Philippines permanently closed. By the end of…