USCIS Expands myProgress to Form I-765 and Form I-131

Applicants who have created a USCIS online account can now log in and view the estimated case timeline for their pending applications for Employment Authorization Document and Travel Document. MyProgress is an online tool that provides “personalize… Read More
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USCIS Launches Online Rescheduling of Biometrics Appointments

On June 28, 2023, USCIS launched a new tool that allows beneficiaries, “…their attorneys and accredited representatives to reschedule most biometric services appointments before the date of the appointment” online instead of calling USCIS Conta… Read More
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USCIS Provides Guidance on Employment Authorization Documents Based on Compelling Circumstances

USCIS has issued a policy guidance for non-citizens applying or renewing the Employment Authorization Document in “compelling circumstances.” “For an applicant to be eligible for an initial EAD based on compelling circumstances, they must meet… Read More
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USCIS Announces Expansion of Citizenship and Integration Grant Program and the Opening of the Grant Application Period

USCIS is now accepting applications for the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program, which provides funding to US communities with programs that help prepare noncitizens for the naturalization exam. Up to $25 million in grants will be allocated in… Read More
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Important Update from NCDOT: Declaratory Ruling on issuance of drivers’ licenses for non-citizens

The NC Department of Transportation has issued a Declaratory Ruling, allowing non-citizens, under certain classifications, to receive full-term drivers’ licenses for the same duration as that of US citizens. Preceding this ruling, the Division of M… Read More
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FY 2024 H-1B Cap Season Updates

“All prospective [H-1B] petitioners with selected registrations [were now notified by USCIS] that they are eligible to file H-1B cap-subject petition for the beneficiary named in the … selected registration.” “H-1B cap-subject petitions for F… Read More
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USCIS Announces Additional Mail Delivery Process for Receiving ADIT Stamp

Lawful permanent residents now have the option to “receive temporary evidence of their lawful permanent resident status by mail instead of physically visiting a field office to receive an Alien Documentation, Identification, and Telecommunication (… Read More
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USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2023 and Announces Filing Dates for the Second Half of FY 2023 Supplemental Visas

USCIS has reached the H-2B visa cap for the second half of the FY 2023, and as a result, will not accept any new petitions for the remainder of the FY 2023. The number of petitions exceeded the available visa cap and therefore, a computer-generated s… Read More
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Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the First Half of FY 2023

The cap for additional 18,216 H-2B visas, created in December of 2022 by DHS and DOL for the first half of FY 2023, has been reached. Petitions are still being accepted under the additional 20,000 visas allocated for nationals of El Salvador, Guatema… Read More
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Settlement agreement reached with the government in a lawsuit filed on behalf of spouses of H-1B and L-1 visa holders

USCIS has settled a lawsuit that will benefit spouses of H-1B and L-1 visa holders. The settlement will allow for processing of a spouse’s I-539 application (and I-765 work application) to be concurrent with the adjudication of the underlying princ… Read More
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