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USCIS Will No Longer Accept I-407 at International Field Offices Beginning July 1, USCIS will no longer accept Form I-407, Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status at international field offices by mail or in person. |
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USCIS Aims to Decrease Processing Times for N-400 and I-485 USCIS will implement a national strategy to decrease differences in processing times based on location for Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, and Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. |
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New Zealand Nationals Eligible for E-1 and E-2 Nonimmigrant Classifications Certain New Zealand nationals can now request a change of status to the E-1 nonimmigrant trader classification and the E-2 nonimmigrant investor classification under Public Law 115-226. Beginning June 10, eligible New Zealand nationals already in the United States in a lawful nonimmigrant status can file Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, to request a change of status to E-1 or E-2 classification, or a qualifying employer can file Form I-129 on their behalf. |
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Cap Reached for Additional H-2B Visas for FY 2019 USCIS has received enough petitions to reach the additional maximum 30,000 visas made available for returning workers under the H-2B numerical limit (also called a cap) for fiscal year (FY) 2019. |
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Premium Processing Begins for Remaining H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions on June 10 On June 10, we will begin premium processing for all remaining FY 2020 H-1B cap-subject petitions. |
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USCIS Updates Rejection Criteria for Form I-129 On August 5, USCIS will begin rejecting Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, petitions that do not include the petitioner’s or applicant’s name and primary U.S. office address in Part 1 of Form I-129. |
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Tools Outage USCIS will conduct a widespread system maintenance on Sunday, June 2, 2019, from 5 a.m. until 6 p.m. (Eastern). |
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Certain Nonimmigrants Can Now File Form I-539 Online You may file Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, online if you are applying as a single applicant |
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Texas Service Center to Begin Accepting Form I-129 for Certain H-1B Petitions On May 20, 2019, the Texas Service Center will begin processing Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, for certain H-1B cap-exempt petitions |
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USCIS Completes Data Entry of Fiscal Year 2020 H-1B Cap Subject Petitions USCIS has completed data entry for all fiscal year 2020 H-1B cap-subject petitions selected in our computer-generated random selection process, including those selected under the U.S. advanced degree exemption. |
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