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Published by: The Vocal News - Nov 06, 2024
USCIS Extends Green Card Validity Extension to 36 Months for Green Card Renewals
Release Date
09/18/2024
Effective Sept. 10, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services automatically extended the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) to 36 months for lawful permanent residents who file Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card.
Lawful permanent residents who properly file Form I-90 to renew an expiring or expired Green Card may receive this extension. Form I-90 receipt notices had previously provided a 24-month extension of the validity of a Green Card.
Recording for April 11, 2024 Conference Call with Rajiv S. Khanna
Immigration.com
Green Card
Discussion Topics:
Recording for February 15, 2024 Conference Call with Rajiv S. Khanna
Nonimmigrant Visas
Green Card
FAQs: Blacklisted employer, F-1, H-1B, L-1 turned back at the airport || H-1B visa and entrepreneurship: Launching a business with US citizen brother, Shareholding, Green card || National Interest Waiver standards; AI list of critical and emerging technologies focus || OPT EAD errors and typos: Eligibility for resubmission or renewal strategy? || How to calculate time: H-1B grace period; H-4 COS; H-1B transfer delays
Recording for January 4, 2024 Conference Call with Rajiv S. Khanna
Nonimmigrant Visas
Green Card
Discussion Topics, Thursday, January 04, 2024
FAQ: Holding two full-time IT jobs on H-4 EAD || Transitions From H-1B job loss to B-2 status and impact on future H-1B employment || NIW Criteria || H-1B laid off: grace period, last employment date, health insurance, and legal stay during change of employer
USCIS Changes Filing Location for Form I-907 for Pending Form I-140
Release Date
12/13/2023
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin transitioning the filing location for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, when filed for a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, from the service centers to appropriate USCIS lockboxes on Dec. 15.
Recording for November 16, 2023 Conference Call with Rajiv S. Khanna
Immigration Law
Green Card
FAQ’s:
- Working outside the United States on H-1B visa and the implications for remote employees
- Handling a temporary break on the H-1B visa: Transitioning from work to school and back
Other:
USCIS Changes Filing Location for Form I-907 With Form I-140
Release Date
11/09/2023
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin transitioning the filing location for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, when filed with Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, from the service centers to the USCIS lockbox on Nov. 13.
Recording for October 19, 2023 Conference Call with Rajiv S. Khanna
Immigration.com
Nonimmigrant Visas
Green Card
FAQ‘s:
- EB-2 vs. EB-3 visa filing: Pros, cons, and priority date considerations || What is a 212(a)(6)(c)(1) refusal of visa?
Others: