Each year the Department of State provides 50,000 immigrant visas ("green cards") for people from selected countries in its Diversity Visa Lottery program (DV-2015). Entries for the DV-2015 DV program must be submitted electronically at www.dvlottery.state.gov...
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Year: 2013
Updated DACA September 2013 Statistics
Update on DACA statistics through August 31, 2013 - the USCIS approved over 455,455 requests for Deferred Action, from 588,725 applications received. Of these, 350,056 citizens of Mexico, and 3,203 from Philippines closes out the bottom of the Top 10 countries...
New Customer Identification Verification (CIV) System Now at USCIS Field Offices
Beginning on September 9, 2013, all Applicants and Petitioners appearing at USCIS Filed Offices will undergo a biometric screening for fingerprints and photographs for security and verification purposes. The Customer Identification Verification (CIV) system was...
August 2013 Visa Bulletin – Family 2A Category is Current
According to the US Department of State, the August 2013 Visa Bulletin makes the family-based second preference category (F2A) current for all nationalities across the board. This means that all spouses and children under the age of 21 of U.S. lawful permanent...
Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Decision Opens Way for Same-sex immigrant petitions
The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said that the Supreme Court ruling will allow U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents petition for their same-sex spouses who would be able to obtain their "green cards". It is estimated that...
Updated DACA statistics are here.
Update on DACA statistics through February 14, 2013 - the USCIS approved over 199,460 requests for Deferred Action, from 423,634 applications received. Of these, citizens of Mexico have submitted over 313,722, and 3,128 from Philippines closes out the bottom of the...
The long awaited I-601A Provisional Waiver is Here!
On January 3, 2013, the USCIS published the final rule for provisional waivers with the effective date of March 4, 2013. Meaning, the USCIS will not accept waiver regulations until then. However, if you have not filed the I-130 petition, a step necessary to file the...