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Agency is prioritizing naturalization ceremonies during the COVID-19 pandemic

Release Date: July 1, 2020

WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is celebrating the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the great country by hosting naturalization ceremonies across the United States from July 1 through July 7. Despite the pandemic, USCIS continues to welcome new citizens, demonstrating American resiliency and the importance of independence. 

Starting June 29, 2020, petitioners residing in certain states must file the following forms at the Nebraska Service Center, instead of the Vermont Service Center:

Published by : The Economic Times - Date: June 24, 2020  

Published by : The Economic Times - Date: June 23, 2020  

“This proclamation reflects the politics of the moment than any cogent policy,” said Rajiv S Khanna, managing attorney at law firm Immigration.com. He pointed out that the L1 visa was for intra-company transfers, not a position that a company would hire for locally in the US.

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Published by : The Times of India - Date: June 23, 2020  

In the light of today’s proclamation, Rajiv Khanna, managing attorney of Immigration.com explained to TOI, “Once their H-1B applications are approved, these employees will not be able to join in October, but will have to wait, as this ban lasts until the end of the year." 

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On June 26, the Texas Service Center will move to a new address. Although the move is scheduled for June 26, USCIS cannot accept mail at the new address until Monday, June 29. The new facility will help streamline processes by consolidating operations in the new location. The Texas Service Center will continue to provide prompt and efficient service in processing requests for immigration benefits. The updated address for the service center will be:

Texas Service Center
6046 N Belt Line Rd.
Irving, TX 75038-0001

Published by : The Times of India - Date: June 19, 2020  

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USCIS announced that it will automatically extend parole, and employment authorization if applicable, for certain aliens present in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This specific extension of parole will apply only to current parolees whose parole status will expire on June 29, 2020.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced another extension of the flexibilities in rules related to Form I-9 compliance that was granted earlier this year.

On May 14, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published an interim final rule (IFR) implementing the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018.