An important report was released today that calls for an overhaul of the broken immigration system. The difference in this report, however, is the emphasis on the need of a legal immigration reform, instead of focusing overwhelmingly on the illegal immigration issues. An Independent Task Force, co-chaired by former Florida governor Jeb Bush and former … Read more
At immigrationroad.com, we think of the virtual “road” as a way to immigration, a path to green card, and a journey to a better quality of life. But apparently an Immigration Road does exist! 🙂 It is a street in the downtown area of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), near Dubai. There are restaurants, shopping … Read more
Michael Aytes, USCIS Acting Deputy Director, responded to CIS Ombudsman’s recommendations for implementing electronic payment methods. Basically, USCIS agrees with what were suggested. We recently discussed this topic and are glad to see that some form of online payment may be on the way. This is shaping up to be a huge project and major … Read more
Does visa number retrogression ever bring out good news? I guess the answer is yes, as USCIS apparently has freed up enough resources to resume premium processing of Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker. Ok, we are just being too harsh on USCIS. And frankly, there is not much they can do when immigrant … Read more
In an announcement issued today, USCIS declared final victory in elimination of the FBI name check backlog – the one that has been driving thousands of people crazy for more than five years. This was the last milestone set forth by the USCIS a little more than a year ago, when they started working with … Read more
Every now and then I hear something like this: “How do I get a green card?” “Well…you need luck and lots of patience…” But that is not really the answer the person is looking for. I wish there were a map, of some sort, which I could point to that would explain how to get … Read more
We blogged about the potential fast track to U.S. citizenship by joining the armed forces. At that time we weren’t really sure how many non-immigrants would be interested, but we were certainly aware of the attractiveness of this program. If one becomes an Army engineer and as a result can clinch citizenship in six months, … 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
I came across an interesting USCIS study about user satisfaction with their web pages. From the chart below, you can tell that approximately 60% of visitors think the USCIS Contact Us page is “not useful.” Only 27 percent believe the page is helping them. This is not surprising given the fact that it practically has … Read more
Mike Aytes, USCIS Acting Deputy Director, today posted on the DHS Leadership Journal to address employment-based visa wait times. He explained basically how the visa number system works, and went on to say this: A few months ago, a customer indicated his frustration that while he can monitor the Visa Bulletin to see how it … Read more
