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For Immediate Release- Due to COVID-19, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has extended their temporary closure to May 3, 2020. However, many people are wondering if they can still mail applications to the Service Centers and the District offices. USCIS operations have not stopped and USCIS staff are continuing to perform duties that do not involve contact

A.           Nonimmigrant visa holders are not included in the proclamation including the following: Athletes, amateur and professional (competing for prize money only)B-1 Athletes, artists, entertainersP Australian worker – professional specialtyE-3 Border Crossing Card: MexicoBCC Business visitorsB-1 Crewmembers (serving aboard a sea vessel or aircraft in the U.S.)D Diplomats and foreign government officialsA Domestic employees or

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that our Service Members and Veterans can now file an Application for Naturalization, online. 1. Those currently serving or who have served in the armed forces may be eligible to apply for naturalization under special provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). 2. The naturalization application fee

As the pandemic continues around the globe,  “normal” procedures may be a thing of the past as we wait on the “new normal” and the new normal procedures.  Visa Applicants around the globe are waiting on visa appointments.  Some consular posts have signaled that they may soon begin services in the coming months, while others

As the U.S. and the world are adjusting to living through a pandemic, foreign nationals seeking U.S. Immigration benefits will soon face substantial fee increases.  A FINAL RULE concerning USCIS fee increases will be published on August 3, 2020 and will be effective 60 days later (October 2, 2020). We have highlighted a brief list

Is a fat file good to send to USCIS when filing for an Immigration benefit? It is not necessarily the amount of evidence but the quality of evidence that matters during the adjudication process.  Submission of irrelevant and outdated information may make a file fat but unconvincing.  A USCIS officer does not have a significant