The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced it will extend and expand temporary protected status (TPS) for nationals of Cameroon due to the ongoing armed conflict, and environmental and sociopolitical crisis in Cameroon. Cameroonians who are already benefiting from TPS (referred to as “TPS beneficiaries”) can extend their status for an additional 18 months, from December 8, 2023 until June 7, 2025.
Read MoreThe Department of State (DOS) has issued its November 2023 Visa Bulletin. Much like last month, the November 2023 Visa Bulletin is disappointing as there is little forward movement in both the family and employment-based immigrant visa categories. Fortunately, there are no retrogressions in any of the categories.
Read MoreThe online registration period for the annual green card lottery will open tomorrow, Wednesday, October 4, at 12 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and end on Tuesday, November 7 at 12 noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST). We recommend registering as soon as possible because the DOS website slows down or freezes due to very heavy traffic towards the end of the registration period.
Read MoreThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced it will extend and expand temporary protected status (TPS) for nationals of Venezuela due to the ongoing sociopolitical and economic crisis in Venezuela. Venezuelans who are already benefiting from TPS can extend their status for an additional 18 months until September 10, 2025.
Read MoreIn an effort to improve processing times of employment authorization applications (Form I-765), USCIS has announced that it will increase the validity periods for certain categories of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) to five years.
Read MoreDHS has announced that it will extend and expand temporary protected status (TPS) for nationals of Afghanistan due to the ongoing conflict and grave humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Afghanis who are already benefiting from TPS can extend their status for an additional 18 months from November 21, 2023, until May 20, 2025.
Read MoreBelow are two charts I prepared to show you how much progress has happened over the last five years for the employment and family based categories. For employment-based categories, I have focused on the first three of the five categories. I use the dates from the October Visa Bulletin for the last five years because October is when the fiscal year starts for the US government and the annual allocation of green cards is replenished. The October Visa Bulletin is very important because it usually sets the tone for the year ahead.
Read MoreThe Department of State (DOS) has issued its October 2023 Visa Bulletin. October 1 marks the start of a new fiscal year, so all the immigrant visa categories benefit from new visa numbers, and most immigrant visa applicants see progress in their place in line for permanent residence.
Read MoreThe re-registration period for existing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan has been extended from 60 days to 18 months.
Read MoreDHS has announced that it will extend and expand temporary protected status (TPS) for nationals of Ukraine and Sudan due to the ongoing conflict in both countries.
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