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What your receipt issued by USCIS means?

The USCIS receipts and their numbers can be quite confusing for many. As such we have written this quick guide how it works. Whenever you file any petition or application to USCIS, you will receive a receipt notice form usually form I 797 A/B/C and so on. It’s very confusing because sometimes it shows I 797 A, other times I 797 B or I797C. Here are the actual form by name and a simple explanation what they mean: I-797, Notice of Action Issued when an application or petition is approved (e.g. Family based…Read More Breaking News

AILA and 300 Organizations Sign on a letter to reduce Delays on U Visas

RE: Significant Delays in adjudicating petitions for U Nonimmigrant Status May 16, 2016 The Honorable León Rodríguez Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Servicesv Department of Homeland Security 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20529 cc: Maria M. Odom, CIS Ombudsman Carrie Bettinger-Lopez, White House Advisor on Violence Against Women RE: Significant Delays in adjudicating petitions for U Nonimmigrant Status Dear Director Rodríguez: We, the 307 undersigned organizations that work with or otherwise support immigrant survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, respectfully wish to bring to your attention the increasing delays in adjudicating petitions for U…Read More Breaking News

7 Things to know about the Immigration Court – UNNJ Updates.

Since many people are not familiar with how the immigration courts operate, we have tried to explain at least few things how the court works especially for those at UNNJ who might have to deal with the courts. 1. Department of Justice Immigration Courts are under the Department of Justice (DOJ) not the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This means that if you have received a Notice to Appear, you are no longer really under the jurisdiction of the DHS although Immigration Customs Enforcement will still be conducting their investigations. The government will actually be…Read More Breaking News

H1B Cap Timeline – FY 2017

March 3 2016 - Now that the H1B cap for the fiscal year 2017 is opened, many are calling and want to know about the timeline of the processing of the H1B Cap cases filed in 2016 for the year 2017. This is our projected timeline on the previous random selection situation (H1B lottery). This is what we are expecting based on the March 2016 press release from the USCIS and based on previous years of H1B cap processing: April 8th 2016 - last day, H1B cap cases will be accepted by USCIS…Read More Breaking News

Asylum Waiting Times

  • Posted on March 28, 2016
  • /Under Asylum
How long to wait on the Asylum that was filed? It is common to be asked this question and we have seen people waiting for years before getting an interview. On March 11, 2016, USCIS released an Affirmative Asylum Bulletin defining how affirmative asylum cases are prioritize and also giving a table which according to USCIS should be updated on a monthly basis. A copy of the table is found below without, the details of the cases not included in the chart. We hope it helps. This is for Category 3 Their priority are…Read More Breaking News