posted on: March 26, 2021
Once again, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended the response time flexibility, initially announced on March 30, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This flexibility applies to applicants and petitioners responding to any of the following, issued from March 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021: Requests for evidence Continuations to request evidence (N-14) Notices […]
posted on: March 15, 2021
Effective immediately, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is permanently ending enforcement of the public charge rule finalized by the Trump Administration in August 2019. This stems from successful legal challenges to the final rule, and the Biden Administration’s decision to cease the federal government’s opposition to the lawsuits. By eliminating the 2019 rule, […]
posted on: March 12, 2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced it may reopen and/or reconsider adverse decisions on Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, made based on three rescinded policy memos. USCIS will generally use its discretion to accept a motion to reopen filed more than 30 days after the decision, if filed before the end of […]
posted on: March 5, 2021
On Friday, USCIS announced flexibilities for certain foreign students affected by delayed receipt notices for Form I-765. These flexibilities apply only to applications received on or after Oct. 1, 2020, through May 1, 2021. Some of the flexibility extensions include 14-month Optional Practical Training (OPT) period flexibilities. Under this extension, USCIS will approve applications for post-completion […]
