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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Premium Processing Service Expanded for Certain Form I-140 PetitionsU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will expand Premium Processing Service for designated Forms I-140
(Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker) to include
alien beneficiaries who have reached, or are reaching, their limitation of stay in H-1B nonimmigrant status. Currently, only
certain alien beneficiaries who are in H-1B nonimmigrant status at the time of filing may request premium processing for Form
I-140.
Beginning March 2, 2009, USCIS will accept Form
I-907 (Request for Premium Processing Service) for alien worker petitions filed on behalf of alien beneficiaries who, as of the date
of filing the Form I-907: - Are the beneficiary of a Form I-140
petition filed in a preference category that has been designated for premium processing service;
- Have reached the sixth-year statutory limitation of their H-1B stay, or will reach the end of their
sixth year of H-1B stay within 60 days of filing;
- Are only eligible
for a further H-1B extension under section 104(c) of the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000
(AC21); and
- Are ineligible to extend their H-1B status under section
106(a) of AC21.
Source: USCIS Update 02/24/2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
March 2008 Visa Bulletin Employment Based
Visa Bulletin | Categories | Worldwide | China (mainland) | India | Mexico | Philippines | | EB-1: Priority Workers | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current | | EB-2: Advanced Degree or Exceptional Ability | Current | 15FEB05 | 15FEB04 | Current | Current | | EB-3: Skilled
Workers | 01MAY05 | 22OCT02 | 15OCT01 | 15AUG03 | 01MAY05 | | Unskilled | 15MAR03 | 22OCT02 | 15OCT01 | 15MAR03 | 15MAR03 | | EB-4: Special Immigrants | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current | | Religious Workers | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current | | EB-5: Target
Area Investment | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
| Categories | Worldwide | China (mainland) | India | Mexico | Philippines | | 1st: Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens | 22JUL02 | 22JUL02 | 22JUL02 | 08OCT92 | 15JUL93 | | 2A: Spouses and Unmarried Children (under 21) of Permanent Resident | 01JUL04 | 01JUL04 | 01JUL04 | 15OCT01 | 01JUL04 | | 2B: Unmarried Children (over 21) of Permanent Resident | 22JUN00 | 22JUN00 | 22JUN00 | 01MAY92 | 01DEC97 | | 3rd: Married Children of US Citizen | 08AUG00 | 08AUG00 | 08AUG00 | 15OCT92 | 08JUN91 | | 4th: Brothers and Sisters of US Citizen | 01MAR98 | 15NOV97 | 01MAR98 | 08APR95 | 15MAY86 |
Fri, February 13, 2009 | link
USCIS Changes Filing Location for EB-5 Related ItemsEffective January 26, 2009, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that petitions and applications related to the Alien Entrepreneur (EB-5) immigrant
classifications and Regional Center Proposals under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program must be filed at the California
Service Center (CSC).
For direct mail, send to:U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
California Service Center Attn: EB-5 Processing Unit
P.O. Box 10526
Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-0526
For non-U.S. Postal Service deliveries (e.g. private couriers), send to:U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
California Service
Center Attn: EB-5 Processing Unit
24000 Avila Road, 2nd Floor
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 Source: USCIS Update, 01/12/2009
Fri, February 13, 2009 | link
Naturalization Process for the Military While a member
of the U.S. armed forces must meet some of the general requirements and qualifications to become a citizen of the United States,
such as good moral character, some of the requirements are either reduced or completely waived.
Specifically, qualifying
service members and certain veterans:
· are not required
to pay an application fee
·are not required to pay for a biometrics fee
· are not required demonstrate residence or physical presence in the United States
·service members who serve during specifically designated periods of hostilities may not need to be lawful permanent
residents
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 extended all aspects of the naturalization
process, including naturalization applications, interviews, oaths and ceremonies to members of the U.S. armed forces serving
overseas. Before Oct. 1, 2004, military service members could only naturalize while physically within the United States.
The National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 added Sections 319(e) and 322(d) to the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA), allowing certain eligible spouses and children of members of the U.S. armed forces to naturalize abroad without traveling
to the United States for any part of the naturalization process. Source: Naturalization Process for the Military, Fact Sheet 02/03/2009
Fri, February 13, 2009 | link
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