USCIS Extends Flexibilities For Responding To Various Agency Requests And Permanently Allows Scanned Signatures

Jul262022

USCIS Extends Flexibilities For Responding To Various Agency Requests And Permanently Allows Scanned Signatures

On Employment-Based Immigration, Immigration Blog, USCIS Requests for Evidence (RFE responses),

by Chris Prescott

During COVID, USCIS had allowed applicants an additional 60 days to respond to certain requests, notices, and appeals, such as RFEs, NOIDs etc.  However, USCIS recently stated that this would no longer be the case, which meant that applicants would need to respond by the date stated on the notice.  Days later USCIS has once...

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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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