USCIS

By Editorial Team , 2 July 2007

USCIS "is rejecting applications to adjust status (Form I-485)" for all non-current categories under the NEW July Visa Bulletin

As a result of the State Department updating its July 2007 Visa Bulletin on July 2, 2007, declaring all Employment-based preference categories to be unavailable, the USCIS has now announced that it "is rejecting applications to adjust status (Form I-485) filed by aliens whose priority dates are not current under the revised July Visa Bulletin." The USCIS Press Release is as follows:

By Editorial Team , 20 December 2006

USCIS New Policy: Individuals eligible for 7th Year H-1B Extension are NOT required to be in the U.S., or in H-1B status.

The USCIS has announced that after completing a policy review that it was clarifying that “Aliens who are eligible for the 7th year extension may be granted an extension of stay regardless of whether they are currently in the United States or abroad and regardless of whether they currently hold H-1B status.” The 7th year H-1B extension is available for individuals with Labor Certification (PERM, traditional, or RIR) applications or I-40 petitions pending for more than one year, and for individuals who have approved I-140 petition

Advance Parole

Overview. Advance parole is permission obtained before leaving the United States to be paroled back in on return. It is requested from USCIS on Form I-131, now titled the Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records, and if granted it produces an advance parole document. The device exists because certain applications pending with USCIS are treated as abandoned if the applicant simply departs, and because some applicants have no visa with which to return.