U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum this week, changing the way unlawful presence will be calculated for students (F-1), exchange visitors (J-1), and vocational students (M-1), and their dependents, while in the United States. The new policy memorandum will take effect on August 9, 2018.
Read MoreUSCIS recently announced that it would start phasing in use of the U.S. Postal Service’s (“USPS”) Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery service to mail Green Cards, Employment Authorization Documents (“EAD”) and Refugee Travel Documents, on April 30, 2018. During this phase, USCIS will re-mail the aforementioned documents that have been returned as non-deliverable.
Read MoreEarlier this week, USCIS provided guidance on how to pay for government filing fees with credit cards. Last month (February 2017), USCIS began accepting credit card payments for 41 fee-based forms processed at USCIS Lockbox facilities. Applicants must use Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transaction and may pay with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover.
Read MoreUSCIS will temporarily suspend premium processing for all FY 2019 cap-subject petitions effective April 2, 2018. This suspension is expected to last until Sept. 10, 2018. USCIS will continue to accept premium processing requests for H-1B petitions that are not subject to the FY 2019 cap, such as extensions and change of employer petitions.
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