Announcement: 04/19/2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services extended the exemption from Biometrics for some visa status categories using Form I-539 until September 30 of this year. The USCIS has conducted biometrics as a necessity for non-immigrant cases using I-539 for Change of Status or Extension of Status in the United States. Since the fingerprint inquiry was temporarily suspended fo..

USCIS announced today that it will move applications accepted by courier service (FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc.) from Phoenix to Tempe, Arizona. Applications received regularly, such as USPS (Post Office), will continue to be received at the Phoenix Lockbox address as before. The USCIS said that until April 28, cases received through the courier service coming to the existing Phoenix address will be for..

The USCIS announced on March 27 that as a result of pre-registration for the 2024 H-1B, cases exceeding the visa quota (Cap) were received, and the winners were selected through a lottery. The USCIS also said it had notified the prospective employer of the lottery results. The winning case is updated to Selected in the applicant's pre-registration in the employer's USCIS online account, and if i..

Announcement: 2023.3.17 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has announced that it will move applications received by courier services (FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc.) from Phoenix to Tempe from March 31st. Applications received regularly, such as USPS (Post Office), will continue to be received at the Phoenix address as before. The USCIS said that until April 28, cases received through t..

Announcement: 03/06/2023 The USCIS decided to apply the Premium Processing Service to applications for OPT (Optional Practical Training) of F-1 international students from March 6. In other words, if you apply for expedited service by submitting I-907 (filing fee of $1,500) to the USCIS when applying for OPT, it will receive a decision on whether or not to be approved by the USCIS within 15 days..

Announcement: 2023.1.30 The USCIS will issue a newly designed Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) and Work Permit Card (EAD; Employment Authorization Documents) to enhance security from January 30th. The newly designed permanent resident card and work permit card were produced using state-of-the-art technology to strengthen national security and improve customer service, the USCIS said. The new..

Announcement: 01/27/2023 On January 27, the USCIS announced the New Strategic Plan Highlighting Long-Term Goals to build a strong and efficient immigration system during the Fiscal Year 2023-2026. During this period, the Immigration Service revealed through a roadmap that it had established a plan to establish an immigration system that could secure manpower with stronger capabilities and achiev..

On January 23, the USCIS announced that it would automatically extend the card period by 48 months for Conditional Residents who have filed an application for remove conditions within the deadline in accordance with regulations. In the case of family based immigration, if the spouse has been married for less than 2 years at the time of green card approval, a conditional resident card that expire..

Announcement: 2023.1.3 On January 3, the USCIS announced a legislative notice of the filing fee increase and decided to make a decision after a 60-day opinion collection period. If the proposal for an increase is decided, the increased application fee will be applied in early March. The USCIS relies on the application fee for about 96% of the administrative operation cost, and usually raises the..

Announcement date: 2022.12.19 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) applies to E-1, E-2, E-3, H-1B, H-1B1, L-1, O-1, TN, etc. Employment-related nonimmigrant visa holders (Nonimmigrant Workers) are allowed a grace period of 60 days, and these nonimmigrant workers explained the options they can choose in this situation. In principle, non-immigrant workers' status is terminated when..

December 14, 2022 The US Department of Homeland Security announced in the Federal Register on December 14 that the USCIS will conduct a trial from early next year to improve the current naturalization test system. The USCIS will hold a virtual online introduction event for the pre-test on January 12, 2023. This naturalization test update plan is in accordance with the implementation of the Biden..

October 9, 2022 A crisis has been placed on EB-3 Other Workers, the third priority for employment and immigration. In June, the Department of State's immigration/permanent residence visa bulletin, the third priority cut-off date for unskilled workers, was pushed back more than three years to May 8, 2019. Of course, these dates were Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing were open. In other word..

Release Date: March 11, 2021 ** This is good news. The public charge regulation, which was issued by former President Trump in 2019 and came into effect on February 24, 2020, has been completely abolished. ** The US Department of Homeland Security and the USCIS are repealing the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility policy on March 11th. According to the USCIS, applicants will not be required ..