USCIS Updates Policy Guidance for the “Sought to Acquire” Requirement Under the Child Status Protection Act
Release Date: 08/24/2023 We are updating the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify how we will apply the extraordinary circumstances exception to the “sought to acquire” requirement under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) in light of a Feb. 14, 2023, policy change. This update (PDF, 331.87 KB): Explains that we consider the Feb. 14 policy...
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I-130 Petition Success
One of our Bangladeshi clients’ I-130 petition ( petition for alien relative) filed for her brother was denied eight years ago due to insufficient documentation. With unwavering determination by our experienced Attorney, Monir Mehran, we filed an I-290B (Motion to Reopen / Reconsider) and a compelling legal memo. USCIS reviewed our arguments and evidence, leading...
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U.S. study and travel are booming!
Increased interest in student visas, consular assistance to American citizens, and U.S. efforts to reduce visa interview wait times were some of the topics discussed by Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter and Acting Foreign Secretary, Rear Admiral (Retd.) Md. Khurshed Alam. Collected from U.S. Embassy Dhaka
Read MorePer USCIS, Child’s CSPA age will freeze based on the Dates of Filing (Visa Bulletin Chart B), instead of Final Action Dates (Chart A).
Per USCIS, Child’s CSPA age will freeze based on the Dates of Filing (Visa Bulletin Chart B), instead of Final Action Dates (Chart A). This will make many children eligible for green cards, whose petitions have been pending with the USCIS during the COVID pandemic and who aged out. https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-updates-child-status-protection-act-cspa-age-calculation-for-certain-adjustment-of-status
Read MoreH1B and L Visa Holders Can Renew Their Visas in the US Instead of Going to the Consulate.
This is great new for H1B and L1 visas holders. The U.S. Department of State will resume the “domestic visa revalidation” later in 2023. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/state-department-plans-pilot-for-domestic-visa-renewal-this-year
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