USCIS Modifies Intercountry Adoption Procedures

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Mar 29, 2008 in News, Other | 0 comments Children, birthparents and prospective adoptive parent(s) will have greater protections under the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption convention), effective April 1, 2008. New safeguards administered by U.S. Citizenhsip and Immigration Services (USCIS) under the Hague include the creation of new forms and improved, centralized...
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USCIS Modified Intercountry Adoption Procedures

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Mar 29, 2008 in News, Other | 0 comments Children, birthparents and prospective adoptive parent(s) will have greater protections under the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption convention), effective April 1, 2008. New safeguards administered by U.S. Citizenhsip and Immigration Services (USCIS) under the Hague include the creation of new forms and improved, centralized...
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USCIS Q/A on New FBI Name Check Policy

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Mar 22, 2008 in I-485 Adjustment of Status, News, Other | 0 comments We reported in a prior post that the USCIS, under a new policy, will adjudicate I-485 adjustment applications (if the priority date is current) even if the FBI name check is pending. USCIS recently issued a few Question and Answers about this new policy. Here are a few that readers of this web site will find particularly interesting.   Q – How many applications for lawful...
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DOS Releases April 2008 Visa Bulletin

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Mar 22, 2008 in News, Visa Bulletin | 0 comments The Department of State recently released its April 2008 Visa Bulletin. The good news in the bulletin is that Employment-Based Category Two (EB2) is no longer ‘unavailable’ for Indian nationals. The cut-off date in that category for Indian nationals is now December 1, 2003.  To view the entire April 2008 Visa Bulletin, please go to the Processing Times link on the home...
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USCIS Announces Biometric Changes for Re-Entry Permits and Refugee Travel Documents

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Mar 22, 2008 in News, Other | 2 comments USCIS issued revised instructions for USCIS Form I-131, Application for Travel Document. The instructions, which became effective March 5, 2008, require that applicants for re-entry permits and refugee travel documents provide biometrics (e.g., fingerprints and photographs) at a USCIS Application Support Center (ASC) for background and security checks.  USCIS will notify applicants...
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