USCIS Ombudsman Update on Derivative I-485 Applications

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Oct 23, 2009 in I-485 Adjustment of Status, News, USCIS Office Updates | 0 comments The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service Ombudsman issued an update on what you can do if your I-485 Application for Adjustment has been approved but a family member’s I-485 remains pending.  If a family member’s derivative I-485 adjustment of status application has been pending in excess of 30 days from the approval date of your I-485 case, you should submit the...
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How Should an April 1, 2009 H-1B Application Be Organized?

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Mar 22, 2009 in H1B Visas, News, USCIS Office Updates | 0 comments The USCIS recently answered this question in a FAQ memo on H-1B filings.  USCIS recomments that petitioners clearly label all H-1B cap cases in red ink on the top margin of Form I-129.  Use the following codes: Regular Cap (65,000 regular cap cases, not including Chile/Singapore cap cases) C/S Cap (Chile/Singapore H-1B1s) U.S.Masters   (20,000 cap...
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Durham, NC USCIS Office Opens

Posted by Murali Bashyam on May 5, 2008 in News, Other, USCIS Office Updates | 103 comments At long last, the Durham, North Carolina, office of Citizenship and Immigration Services is open!  An official ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Friday, April 25th, and the office opened on Monday.  Laura Edgerton, a Partner with our office and the current President of the Carolinas Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) attended the...
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USCIS To Open New Field Office in Durham, North Carolina

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Jul 4, 2007 in News, Other, USCIS Office Updates | 2 comments On Monday, June 4th, our attorney Laura Edgerton (Chair of the Carolinas Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association), was one of a select number of guests to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the new US Citizenship & Immigration Services field office in Durham.  The ceremony was attended by Congressman David Price and members of his staff, representatives from Senator...
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