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All About the January 2023 Visa Bulletin, What to Expect, and More!

Happy Holidays from the Law Offices of Jacob Sapochnick! In this blog post, we share with you the release of the January Visa Bulletin for the year 2023, what you can expect for employment based and family preference categories, including visa availability, movement, and projections for each category in the…

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Immigration Updates: TPS Extensions for Haitians and USCIS Commitments to Immigration in the New Year 2023

We close off the week with some new announcements from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding TPS extensions for Haitian nationals, and USCIS commitments to improve immigration in the new year – fiscal year 2023. TPS Extended for Haitian Nationals On December 5, 2022, the Secretary of…

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All About the December 2022 Visa Bulletin, What to Expect, and More!

In this blog post, we cover the release of the December Visa Bulletin 2022 and what you can expect for employment based and family preference categories during the upcoming month of December. The Department of State releases the visa bulletin on a monthly basis, which summarizes the availability of immigrant visa numbers for that…

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USCIS Extends COVID-19-related Flexibilities until January 24, 2023

We start off the week with the latest news regarding COVID-19-related flexibilities for responses to Requests for Evidence, NOIDs, and such related notices issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. What do I need to know about these new updates? USCIS RFE/NOID Flexibility Continued for Responses to Agency Requests USCIS…

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All About the November 2022 Visa Bulletin, What to Expect, and More!

In this blog post, we cover the release of the November Visa Bulletin 2022 and what you can expect for employment based and family preference categories during the upcoming month of November. The Department of State releases the visa bulletin on a monthly basis, which summarizes the availability of immigrant visa numbers for…

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USCIS Extends its Temporary Waiver of the 60-Day Rule for Civil Surgeon Signatures on Form I-693 Green Card Medical Exams

Happy Columbus Day! We start the week with great news for green card applications. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that it is extending a policy that previously waived the requirement for civil surgeons to sign the Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, no…

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FY 2024 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Opens Wednesday October 5, 2022 to November 8, 2022

We kick off the start of a brand-new week with some exciting news. In this blog post, we would like to notify our readers that the Department of State will soon open the online green card lottery registration system for the Diversity Visa Lottery Program for fiscal year 2024 (DV-2024)…

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All About the COVID-19 Vaccine Waiver and Success Story: Vaccine Waiver Based on Religious Belief or Moral Conviction

Have you ever wondered: is there an exception to the COVID-19 vaccine requirement mandated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for those undergoing the green card process? In this blog post, we share with you how our office was able to obtain successful waivers of the COVID-19 vaccine…

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All About the October 2022 Visa Bulletin, What to Expect, and More!

In this blog post, we cover the release of the October Visa Bulletin 2022 and what you can expect for employment based and family preference categories during the upcoming month of October. The Department of State releases the visa bulletin on a monthly basis, which summarizes the availability of immigrant visa numbers for…

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USCIS Announces Resumption of the Cuban Family Reunification Parole (CFRP) Program

We kick off the start of a brand-new week with very good news for Cuban nationals. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that it will be resuming operations under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole program also known as CFRP starting with pending CFRP applications. CFRP processing was…