Beginning June 11, 2020, the Houston Asylum Office will resume face-to-face services only for applicants who are scheduled for interview.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on May 28,2020 that it will resume premium processing for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, in phases over the next month. Effective June 1, 2020, USCIS will accept Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service for all eligible Form I-140 petitions. Effective June 8, USCIS will accept premium processing requests for: • H-1B petitions filed before June 8 that are pending adjudication and are cap-exempt. • All other Form I-129 petitions (non H-1B petitions) for nonimmigrant classifications eligible for premium processing filed before June...
Certain USCIS field offices and asylum offices will resume non-emergency face-to-face services to the public beginning June 4, 2020 . Application support centers will resume services at a later date. USCIS has enacted precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in reopened facilities: • Visitors may have to answer health screening questions before entering a facility and can not enter the facility more than 15 minutes prior to their appointment (30 minutes for naturalization ceremonies). • Hand sanitizer will be provided for visitors at entry points. • Members of the public must wear facial coverings that cover both the mouth...
On June 1, 2020, National Visa Center will no longer accept or respond to inquiries through mail. Any unsolicited mail post-marked June 1, 2020 or later will not receive a response and will be destroyed. All inquires must be placed through the Public Inquiry Form at https://nvc.state.gov/inquiry. National Visa Center will only accept mail if explicitly instructed to forward such mail through an email, telephone call, or letter from National Visa Center. In most cases, this request for documentation will be for a case that is not processing electronically. If necessary for your case, NVC will provide you with a...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on May 1, 2020 that the agency is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020. USCIS will consider a response to certain requests and notices received within 60 calendar days after the response due date set in the request or notice before taking action. Applicants and petitioners who are responding to the following will be allowed an extra period of time to respond: Requests for Evidence; Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14); Notices of Intent to Deny; Notices of Intent to Revoke; Notices of Intent to Rescind and Notices of Intent to Terminate...
A complaint has been filed in U.S. federal court on behalf of six U.S. citizens who were denied federal stimulus checks because they filed joint tax returns with spouses who use an Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) to pay taxes. ITINS are issued by the Internal Revenue Service to non-citizens who lack a social security number so they can pay taxes. The lawsuit filed by MALDEF challenges the constitutionality of the CARES Act, arguing that it discriminates against mixed-status couples because it treats them differently than other married couples, in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s Fifth Amendment guarantees of equal...
The Proclamation issued on April 22, 2020 and effective on April 23, 2020 at 11:59 PM suspends entry into the U.S. of immigrants who: Are outside the United States on the effective date of the proclamation; Do not have a valid immigrant visa on the effective date; and Do not have a valid official travel document (such as a transportation letter, boarding foil, or advance parole document). The following categories are exempted from the proclamation: Lawful permanent residents (LPR) Individuals and their spouses or children seeking to enter the U.S. on an immigrant visa as a physician, nurse, or other...
President Trump announced in a tweet late Monday night that he plans to suspend immigration to the United States, a move he said is needed to safeguard American jobs and defend the country from coronavirus pandemic, which he called “the Invisible Enemy.”
The Department of Justice announced on Twitter this Tuesday morning, April 31, 2020 , that non-detained immigration court cases will be postponed through May 15, 2020.
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