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24 Sep 2014

DOS Changes Visa Application Fees

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced major changes to immigrant and nonimmigrant visa fees charged to applicants for visa "stamps" at U.S. embassies and consulates. The new fee structure took effect on September 12, 2014, and the DOS has provided instructions for those with pending...

18 Sep 2014

Analysis, Predictions, and Trends: Oct 2014 Visa Bulletin Update

The U.S. Department of State (DOS), through Charles Oppenhiem, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, provides key insights into the contents of the visa bulletin in monthly conversations with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Chief Oppenhiem has provided information that is of...

08:29 / AOS/CP / EB2 PERM Labor / EB5 Investor / For Employers / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

15 Sep 2014

USCIS Guidance on Customer Service

The manual outlining policies and procedures used by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in serving the public was updated in August 2014. The USCIS Policy Manual is intended to increase uniformity and transparency within the agency, as explained in the MurthyDotCom NewsBrief, USCIS Releases...

08:45 / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family

11 Sep 2014

October 2014 Visa Bulletin: EB2 India Holds at 01.May.2009

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has issued the October 2014 Visa Bulletin. This is the first visa bulletin of fiscal year 2015 (FY15). The contents of the October Visa Bulletin largely align with prior predictions. The employment-based, second preference (EB2) cutoff date for Indian...

14:04 / AOS/CP / Employment Based / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

27 Aug 2014

NewsFlash! Duplicate Biometrics Notices Issued in Error

Earlier today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) advised the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) that, in recent weeks, certain applicants for permanent residency who have already successfully completed biometrics were inadvertently scheduled for a second biometrics appointment. Through AILA, the USCIS stated that...

18:45 / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News

21 Aug 2014

Government Report: USCIS Electronic Immigration System is Inefficient

Since May 2012, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has endeavored to create a secure and paperless work environment allowing for the online submission of requests for immigration benefits. The system is known as the USCIS Electronic Immigration System, or ELIS. A July 2014 report...

08:49 / For Individuals / NewsBrief / USCIS News

18 Aug 2014

USICS Releases Updated Charts of Pending I-485 Cases

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated charts indicating the number of pending adjustment of status (I-485) cases. This inventory of I-485 cases awaiting final decision by the USCIS is broken down by category, country of chargeability, and priority date (month and year,...

08:13 / EB2 PERM Labor / EB3 PERM Labor / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Visa Bulletin

13 Aug 2014

NewsFlash! DOS Computer Problems No Longer Causing Many Delays

On August 13, 2014, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) provided some good news in an update regarding the visa delays caused by last month's computer crash: "We have made significant progress and issued most of the worldwide backlog of nonimmigrant visa cases. We are working...

12:00 / Consulates / For Individuals / NewsBrief

12 Aug 2014

NewsFlash! September Visa Bulletin Released, F2A and EB2 India Advance

This morning, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the September 2014 Visa Bulletin. Effective September 1st, the employment-based, second preference (EB2) India category will advance to May 1, 2009. The family-based, second preference "A" (FB2A) category, for spouses and (unmarried, minor) children of lawful permanent...

11:09 / AOS/CP / AOS/CP (Family) / EB2 PERM Labor / Family Based / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Visa Bulletin

08 Aug 2014

DOS FAQs on Visa Delays Worldwide

As reported in a series of NewsFlashes posted on MurthyDotCom at the end of July 2014, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) began experiencing problems with one of its key computer systems, the Consular Consolidated Database (CCD). This has caused some ongoing delay in visa processing...

15:59 / Consulates / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Student / Travel / Visitor / Worker

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