The U.S. State Department has published the March 2024 Visa Bulletin. For EB-5 cases, the Chart A priority dates for the new “set aside” visa categories of rural areas
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USCIS Announces Further Updates to Policy Manual Regarding Interpretation of Child Status Protection Act Provisions
On Aug. 24, 2023, USCIS announced further updates to Chapter 7 of the Policy Manual, made with the goal to expand the number of children who may be able to
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USCIS Updates Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) Age Calculation for Certain Adjustment of Status Applicants
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued updated guidance in its Policy Manual, which makes a key change in the interpretation of when an immigrant visa number “becomes available”
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The State Department’s October 2022 Visa Bulletin Shows Retrogression for Mainland-China- and India-born EB-5 Investors
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the monthly Visa Bulletin for October 2022 — the first month of Fiscal Year 2023. A review of the Visa Bulletin shows
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Existing EB-5 Adjudications Resume
When the EB-5 program lapsed in June of 2021, some EB-5 investors with pending applications for I-526s and Immigrant Visas and Adjustment of Status found their applications held in a
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Seeking Permanent Residence? USCIS Issues New Interview Requirements Taking Effect Oct. 1
The Department of Homeland Security announced on Aug. 28, 2017 that beginning on Oct. 1, USCIS will begin requiring in-person interviews at local district offices for adjustment of status applications
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美国移民局有关2016年10月排期的说明
美国移民局于2016年9月22日决定，在2016年10月，除了少数职业移民的类别外，家庭移民和职业移民的调整身份申请人可以根据申请递件排期表（Dates of Filing Visa Application chart）,也称为签证排期表中的表B来递交调整身份的申请。美国移民局指出EB-4宗教人士类别的调整身份申请人和EB-5区域中心项目类别的调整身份申请人，将只能使用移民签证名额的实际排期表(Final Action Dates chart), 也被称为表A。美国移民局解释说，由于EB-5区域中心项目和EB-4宗教人士移民项目预计于9月30日到期，因此这两个类别将在被国会延期之前，没有签证名额可用。公告还指出，这两个项目在延期后，移民局会适当的更新签证排期表以及更新网页来提供有关身份调整资格的信息。
在2016年9月28日，国会批准了短期联邦支出法案，其中包括将EB-4和EB-5区域中心项目在没有政策改变的情况下延期到2016年12月9日。 虽然美国移民局有更新该项目的网页，以反映在这些类别目前有签证名额可用。然而EB-5类别的调整身份申请人仍然不能使用表B来进行调整身份的申请。此外，移民局指出所有EB-5类别的申请人（包括区域中心和非区域中心项目）必须使用移民签证名额的实际排期表(Final Action Dates chart), 也被称为表A。对于出生在中国大陆已获得I-526批准的调整身份申请人，在2016年10月，只有那些优先日在2014年2月21日或之前的申请人才可以申请调整身份。
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USCIS Clarifies Availability of Priority Dates for October 2016
On September 22, 2016, USCIS determined that for October 2016, Adjustment of Status applicants in family-based and employment-based categories will be able to utilize the Dates of Filing Visa Applications
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