Application for Employment Authorization (I-765)

Dec232024

Upcoming Expiration of the Edakunni Settlement: Implications for H-4 and L-2 Visa Holders

On Application for Employment Authorization (I-765), Change of status applications, including F-1, H-4, L-2, etc., Immigration Blog,

by Chris Prescott

The Edakunni v. Mayorkas settlement reached mandated the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to bundle the processing of specific forms for H-4 and L-2 visa holders. Key Provisions of the Edakunni Settlement: Bundled Processing: Under the settlement, USCIS agreed to process Forms I-539 (Application to Change or Extend Nonimmigrant Status) and I-765 (Application for...

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Apr42022

USCIS Claims It Will Adjudicate Cases Faster And Expands Premium Processing

On Application for Employment Authorization (I-765), Blogs, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”), EB-5 Information, Employment-Based Immigration, Family Based Immigration, Fiancé Visa (I-129F), Immigration Blog, Naturalization, PERM Labor certification/I-140/I-485 Processing, PERM/I-140/I-485 Information, Removal Of Conditions (Form I-751),

by Chris Prescott

For a long time, processing times for applications filed at USCIS have been spiraling out of control and certain applications do not qualify for premium processing. For example, the current processing time for EB-5 cases is 47-71 months!  Imagine investing over half a million dollars, paying a $3,675 filing fee and then having to wait...

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Oct122020

Expedite Requests through USCIS

On Application for Employment Authorization (I-765), Employment-Based Immigration, Immigration Blog,

by Chris Prescott

As many of you are well aware, USCIS processing times seem to be getting longer and longer for a variety of cases.  A potential way around these long processing times is to submit an expedite request. To qualify for an expedite, you must meet one of the following criteria: Severe financial loss to a company...

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