If you are a derivative spouse or child of a principal applicant whose I-485 has been approved, but yours is still pending, you may now ask CIS Ombudsman to look into your case. His office will investigate whether your cases have been separated incidentally. Usually dependents’ adjustment of status (green card) applications are approved together … Read more
Apparently USCIS requested tons of visa numbers in October, and the State Department decided to leave EB cutoff dates nearly unchanged for November. The receipt of demand from Citizenship and Immigration Services Offices has far exceeded their earlier indications of cases eligible for immediate processing. As a result, it has been necessary to hold most … Read more
Finally, USCIS delivered! Now you have an official USCIS green card tracker. The “pending I-485 data” posted on the new uscis.gov website is exactly what we have been waiting for. The i-485 inventory chart not only displays the total number of pending green card applications, but is broken down by priority date, preference category and … Read more
USCIS has now unveiled the much anticipated case status checking system. Although it is noticeably better than its predecessor, it fell short of expectations. From the DHS leadership journal and various speeches made by government officials, people had the impression that the new online status system would achieve two major objectives: Identify the current processing … Read more
A road sign is a board standing on the side of the road that provides information or instructions to travelers. Whether you are driving to the Grand Canyon, biking to work, or walking to a grocery store, you will see road signs everywhere. They are easy to understand. But if you are marching (or crawling) … Read more
October 2009 visa bulletin – the first for FY 2010 – was released today by the Department of State. Employment-Based Second Preference EB-2 China advanced only two months to March 22, 2005, while India inched ahead to January 22, 2005. Although dissappointing, we still may see quite a few I-485 approvals for applicants with a … Read more
You just got off the plane after a 15-hour flight from Asia, waited another hour for your luggage to finally pop out, and walked seemlingly a mile to get to the exit. Then you see the all-too-familiar scene: hundreds of people lined up to go through customs and immigration inspection. But you are probably too … Read more
September is the last month of Fiscal Year 2009 and there are two substantial movements in term of visa cut-off dates: China EB2 and India EB2 will both advance to January 8, 2005; and All EB4 categories have become unavailable, starting immediately. Employment Based Second Preference India EB2 cutoff date is moving to January 8, … Read more
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently placed a purchase order of $3.1 million for additional green cards. According to LaserCard, recipient of the order, these permanent resident cards are to be delivered by December 31, 2009. I don’t know exactly how much it costs to produce a piece of green card, but 3 … Read more
If you have never heard of a light-green card, don’t blame yourself. It is nonexistent. And that is why we are writing this blog explaining why it should be on the table for the upcoming comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). The law requires that an immigrant visa number must be available before an I-485 (Adjustment of … Read more