USCIS Recommendations for Paper Filings to Avoid Scanning Delays Release Date: 11/16/2022 As we move toward an increasing electronic environment, we now scan and upload …
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ACICS Loss of Recognition May Affect Certain Students Applying for English Language Study and 24-month STEM OPT Extension Programs, H-1B, and I-140 Applicants Release Date: …
USCIS Extends Green Card Validity Extension to 24 Months for Green Card Renewals Release Date: 09/28/2022 Effective Sept. 26, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) …
USCIS to Implement Next Phase of Premium Processing for Certain Previously Filed EB-1 and EB-2 Form I-140 Petitions Release Date: 09/15/2022 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration …
New STEM Resources Available on USCIS Website Release Date: 07/28/2022 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has published additional online resources on uscis.gov to provide an …
USCIS Updates Guidance for O-1 Petitions with a Focus on STEM Fields Release Date: 07/22/2022 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today updated its Policy Manual to provide …
去年浪费6.6万名额 移民局9.30前拚发28万就业绿卡 世界新闻网 7/10/2022 国土安全部公民及移民服务局(USCIS)在2022会计年度(2021年10月1日至2022年9月30日)面临巨大挑战:如何处理相较往年多一倍、约28万个就业绿卡申请名额;眼看本财年只剩两个多月,外界关注USCIS是否会重蹈去年覆辙,即浪费掉逾6万6000个就业绿卡名额。 依据移民法规,若政府不及在会计年度结束之前,将所有依亲绿卡处理完毕,则这些名额将在下个会计年度转为就业绿卡名额,而就业绿卡名额若无法在会计年度结束之前处理完毕,则会从系统中消失;新冠疫情自2020会计年度以来的搅局,是积压大量绿卡名额,以及许多名额最终来不及处理的主要原因。 彭博(Bloomberg)报导,USCIS过去每年处理约14万个就业绿卡名额,但近期因疫情而暴增,2021会计年度有26万2000个名额,最终有超过6万6000个名额被浪费掉;而本会计年度更多,有28万个名额,堪称是前所未见的爆量。 尽管如此,USCIS仍矢言会在9月30日之前,将所有的名额处理完毕。 一名官员表示,USCIS的工作在上个会计年度的时候,因为疫情而遇到「巨大阻力」;美国移民律师协会(AILA)政府关系主管夏尔瓦丽·达拉尔-戴尼(Sharvari Dalal-Dheini)也说,他们现在的工作状况,肯定比上个会计年度要好得多。 为加快处理较往年多一倍的名额,USCIS采取的行动包括调度其他部门的人力,研拟人力配置效率最大化,扩大招聘,对低风险申请者简化如面试等程序,要求申请者事先准备好如医疗证明等文档,或是建议部分申请者转换申请类别(Interfiling)等。 但是挑战依然存在,固然本会计年度不再有疫情的搅局,但来自阿富汗及乌克兰的庇护申请正涌入;国土安全部督察长办公室去年指出,USCIS过度仰赖纸本作业,影响其工作效率;此外,USCIS的人力缺口直逼20%,尽管正在扩大招聘,但是要到「今年底」才能将缺口降至5%,况且从招聘到能够上工非一朝一夕之事。 现在,USCIS肩负的使命不单是许多中国及印度移民的盼望;国内劳动力吃紧,更已成为通膨及潜在经济衰退的威胁,广开外国工作者是其中一条缓解之道。 Source USCIS Transfers Certain H-1B Petitions to the California Service Center Release …
USCIS Transfers Certain H-1B Petitions to the California Service Center Release Date: 06/16/2022 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that certain H-1B petitions and …
USCIS to Implement Premium Processing for Certain Previously Filed EB-1 and EB-2 Form I-140 Petitions Release Date: 05/24/2022 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is implementing …