There are an exceptionally high number of employment-based visas available this fiscal year (October 2021 through September 2022). In partnership with the U.S. Department of State, we are committed to...
Concerns Grow Over Denials of Afghan Humanitarian Parole Requests
An Afghan family walking to their home where is a traditional Afghan village. – Sheberghan, Afghanistan – 5 May 2019 (Shutterstock) By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact As the United States hastily...
Failure to Reauthorize Employment Harms Asylum Seekers and the U.S. Economy
By Kate Goettel, The Immigration Impact U.S. workers are losing their jobs due to bureaucratic delays at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), despite an economy desperate for workers. As...
USCIS Commemorates Veterans Day with Special Naturalization Ceremonies
WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will honor Veterans Day this year by holding more than 90 ceremonies naturalizing more than 4,440 current and former members of the military and...
Changing Cut Off Dates Leave India EB-3 Applicants in an Immigration Limbo
By Leslie Dellon, Immigration Impact Annual limits on immigrant visa numbers, combined with processing delays and wasted numbers, mean even longer waits for people to become U.S. permanent residents. ...
USCIS Brings Back Family Reunification Programs for Haitians and Filipino Veterans
By Melissa Cruz, Immigration Impact Two parole programs that were terminated under the Trump administration are getting a second life under President Biden. The Filipino World War II Veterans Parole...
USCIS Extends Evidence of Status for Conditional Permanent Residents to 24 Months
Starting Sept. 4, 2021, USCIS is extending the time that receipt notices can be used to show evidence of status from 18 months to 24 months for petitioners who properly file Form I-751, Petition to R...
USCIS Has Been Busy Expanding Access to Legal Immigration and Restoring Some Humanitarian Protections
Immigration reform protesters demonstrate outside the White House calling for no further deportations and a means to gain legal residency and a path to citizenship. – Washington, DC – October ...
USCIS Will Allow Resubmission of Certain FY 2021 H-1B Petitions Rejected or Closed Due to Start Date
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today it will accept resubmitted fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap-subject petitions that were rejected or administratively closed solely because the r...
USCIS Issues Policy Providing Further Protections for Victims of Crime
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to implement a new process, referred to as Bona Fide Determination, which will give victims of crime in the U...