On Dec. 2, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency will now require, with immediate effect, the concurrent filing of Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, with all adjustment of status applications. The updated policy represents an abrupt departure from USCIS’ prior filing requirements for adjustment of
The GT EB-5 team recently filed a Form I-485, Application for Adjustment of Status for clients currently in the United States in F-status and with a pending Form I-526 pursuant to the concurrent filing rules introduced in the Reform and Integrity Act of 2022. The I-485 applications were approved in only two months, much faster
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reported significant delays for processing receipt notices due to a significant increase in filings at USCIS lockbox facilities, as well as facility capacity restrictions due to COVID-19. In particular, USCIS now confirms the following lockbox backlogs:
As we previously reported, USCIS Form I-944 has been the subject of ongoing litigation, with various USCIS stakeholders challenging the form’s continued use. ‘However, due to a recent Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision, the form can be used once again, and USCIS is free to require the form by all Form I-485 applicants
Processing times for many EB-5 related petitions continue to vary. The updated processing times are as follow: