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- Visa Bulletin For May 2013
- Apr 11, 13
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS 1. This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during May. Consular officers are required to report to the Department of State documentarily qualified applicants for numerically limited visas; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security reports applicants for adjustment of status. Allocations were made, to the extent possible, in chronological [...]
- Visa Bulletin For March 2013
- Mar 25, 13
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference. Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first preference numbers: A. (F2A) Spouses [...]
- USCIS Begins Accepting Applications for Provisional Waivers Today
- Mar 04, 13
Beginning today, March 4, 2013, certain immigrant visa applicants who are the spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens (immediate relatives), and have been unlawfully present in the United States, can start applying for provisional unlawful presence waivers through a new process. The new provisional unlawful presence waiver process is for certain individuals who seek [...]
- Visa Bulletin For March 2013
- Feb 13, 13
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS 1. This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during March. Consular officers are required to report to the Department of State documentarily qualified applicants for numerically limited visas; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security reports applicants for adjustment of status. Allocations were made, to the extent possible, [...]
- Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers for Certain Immediate Relatives
- Jan 24, 13
On January 3, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule in the Federal Register, “Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives,” with an effective date of March 4, 2013. This rule allows certain immediate relatives of U.S. citizens (spouses, parents of adult U.S. citizens, and minor children) who are physically present in [...]
- Visa Bulletin For February 2013
- Jan 11, 13
Number 53 Volume IX Washington, D.C. A. STATUTORY NUMBERS 1. This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during February. Consular officers are required to report to the Department of State documentarily qualified applicants for numerically limited visas; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security reports applicants for adjustment of status. Allocations were made, [...]
- Visa Bulletin for October 2011
- Sep 12, 11
Posted by Heidi Avelino Number 37 Volume IX Washington, D.C. Please view the October 2011 Visa Bulletin as a pdf.
- Eligibility to Self-Petition as a Battered or Abused Parent of a U.S. Citizen
- Sep 01, 11
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services PM-602-0046 August 30, 2011 Policy Memorandum SUBJECT: Eligibility to Self-Petition as a Battered or Abused Parent of a U.S. Citizen; Revisions to Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 21.15 (AFM Update AD 06-32) Purpose This Policy Memorandum (PM) provides guidance to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers regarding amendments to [...]
- The Obama Administration’s Immigration Announcement is NOT an Amnesty Program
- Aug 23, 11
CONSUMER ADVISORY- DO NOT BE MISLED The Obama Administration’s Immigration Announcement is NOT an Amnesty Program! WARNING! Do NOT believe anyone who tells you they can sign you up for a work permit (Employment Authorization Document or “EAD”) or get you legal status based on the Secretary Napolitano’s August 18, 2011 announcement! Anyone who [...]
- Visa Bulletin for September 2011
- Aug 10, 11
Posted by Heidi Avelino Number 36 Volume IX Washington, D.C. Please view the September 2011 Visa Bulletin as a pdf.