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How Do You Pronounce Pint

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I thought I’d been in the U.S. long enough to know the pronunciation of “pint,” as in a pint of beer. Obviously not! This is a perfect example for the saying: For every grammar rule out there, there is at least one exception. If you don’t go to the bar a lot, or haven’t paid attention to … Read more

I-140 Approval Rate by USCIS

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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published I-140 approval/denial statistics yesterday. However, the data is confusing. Table A is for E-11, which is supposed to be only for Alien of Extraordinary Ability petitions (aka EB-1a). But the description indicates “E-11 Extraordinary Ability, Professors, Researchers, or Executives,” which apparently covers all EB1 categories. Table … Read more

USCIS Office Locations

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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has branches and offices throughout the country, including local offices, application support centers, and service centers. USCIS also has operations in many international locations. Here is a Google map that shows all USCIS locations around the world.

USCIS provides an excellent Office Locator on their website, where you can search for a particular office by Zip Code or State. The only tricky part is that for a new immigrant, the differences among various types of offices are not obvious. For example, you want to look for an application support center  (ASC) for fingerprinting needs, but a field office for customer support, even though they may be located in the same city.

Below is a list of most USCIS offices, including headquarters, field offices, service centers and international locations, but excluding application support centers and other specialized offices. They are color coded to separate them into different groups by function.

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Combo EAD and AP Card is Coming

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After a few years of working, USCIS is ready to issue combined EAD/AP cards to adjustment of status (AOS) applicants. The new card is essentially an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) with added text that reads, “Serves as I-512 Advance Parole.” And just like current EAD, the new card will be issued with one or two-year … Read more

USCIS Blog is Filled with Comment Spam

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The official USCIS blog – the Beacon – is turning into a legitimate spam heaven. I read a few posts today and quickly realized most of the comments were just spam. None of them is sophisticated or innovative in any way; in fact, they are the most common blog spam on the web. From my … Read more

NFL Teams That Never Won A Super Bowl

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My 7-year-old asked a question the other day: Which NFL team has never won a Super Bowl before? Although I could name a few, I was surprised to find out that 14 of the 32 NFL clubs are still fruitless in the pursuit of a Superbowl victory. And, four of them never even made it … Read more