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Assisted Reproductive Tech and Derivation of U.S. Citizenship
The State Department announced an update to the USCIS Policy Manual. Now, children born abroad to at least one U.S. citizen married parent will be considered a U.S. citizen at birth as long as there is a genetic or gestational tie to either of the...
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Resuming routine visa operations in Ciudad Juarez
The U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez has resumed routine immigrant visa operations, scheduling thousands of socially distanced interviews each week in ALL immigrant visa categories. This includes applicants whose cases are already at the...
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DOS Releases Update on How Embassies and Consulates Are Prioritizing IV...
DOS Releases Update on How Embassies and Consulates Are Prioritizing IV Applications DOS provided an update stating that consular appointments are scheduled using a tiered approach to triage immigrant visa applications and consular sections, where...
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USCIS Creates New Webpage for Lockbox Filing Location Updates
USCIS has created a new Lockbox Filing Location Updates page on their website for customers to keep track of updates they make to lockbox filing locations. USCIS will update the page regularly, but they always encourage you to check the “Where to...
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Delays in Production of EAD’s and Green Cards
USCIS recently cut production of Employment Authorization Documents (EAD’s) and Green Cards after its contract ended with a third-party printing company. It has been reported that as many as 50,000 green cards and 75,000 work permits have not been...
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Flexibility in Responding to USCIS Requests
USCIS is providing additional time to respond to notices such as Requests for Evidence and Notices of Intent to Deny when such notice has an issuance date between March 1 and July 1, 2020, inclusive. USCIS will consider a response to notices...
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