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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…

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USCIS Updates Fiscal Year 2022 Employment-Based Adjustment of Status FAQs

In this blog post, we share with you some new updates regarding the employment-based numerical limits for immigrant visas in fiscal year 2022. As a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the suspension of visa services at U.S. Consulates and Embassies worldwide, approximately 140,000 family-sponsored visa numbers went unused…

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

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

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

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

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U.S. Embassy Havana, Cuba Expands Immigrant Visa Processing to All Immediate Relative Categories

Are you a Cuban national with a pending immigrant visa application? If so, we have some great news for you. The Department of State today announced that the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba will now be responsible for scheduling all immediate relative immigrant visa appointments, including those of spouses and…

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

In this blog post, we cover the release of the June Visa Bulletin 2022 and what you can expect for employment based and family preference categories during the upcoming month of June. 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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All About the May 2022 Visa Bulletin, What to Expect, and More!

In this blog post, we cover the release of the May Visa Bulletin 2022 and what you can expect for employment based and family preference categories during the upcoming month of May. 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 E-Filing for DACA Renewals, and DOS Confirms Processing of EB-5 Regional Center Visas

DACA Renewal E-Filing is here! Exciting news is on the horizon for those filing a renewal of their deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)! This week, the United States Citizenship, and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that applicants will now be able to file their applications online…

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USCIS Issues Guidance Highlighting Discretionary Power to Waive In-Person Interviews for I-751 Applicants, U.S. Embassy Havana to Process IR-5 Visas in May of 2022

USCIS Updates Policy Guidance Highlighting Discretionary Power to Waive In-Person Interviews for I-751 Applicants On April 7, 2022, the United States Citizenship, and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its Policy Manual on the interview waiver criteria for family-based conditional permanent residents filing to remove the conditions on permanent residence on Form…