Immigration Blog

USCIS has announced that while the Application Support Centers (ASCs) have been temporarily closed to the public in response to COVID-19, it will continue to process EAD renewals. USCIS will reuse previously submitted biometrics in order to process valid employment authorization extension requests. EAD renewal applicants who had an appointment scheduled with an ASC on […]

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In continuation of its earlier announcement that for applicants and petitioners who receive Requests for Evidence (RFEs) and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs) dated between March 1 and May 1, 2020, it will consider any responses submitted within 60 calendar days after the response deadline mentioned in the RFE or NOID before taking any […]

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USCIS has announced that for applicants and petitioners who receive Requests for Evidence (RFEs) and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs) dated between March 1 and May 1, 2020, it will consider any responses submitted within 60 calendar days after the response deadline mentioned in the RFE or NOID, before taking any action. USCIS has […]

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USCIS has announced that it has received enough H-1B cap registrations to reach the FY 2021 H-1B cap during the initial H-1B registration period that ended on March 20, 2020. USCIS has also conducted the H-1B lottery and has randomly selected from among the registrations properly submitted. Petitioners whose registrations were selected in the lottery […]

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of State (DOS), as well as other federal agencies and departments that are involved in processing of immigration benefits and applications, have announced a series of measures aimed at containing the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this update, we will present some of the […]

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