Tag: USCIS
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American Immigration Council read here.
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read here . Affirmative Asylum Cases (asylum applications which are not responding to governmental deportation orders which generally go through USCIS interviews for a decision) may now be sent directly to a judge for his/her decision without needing to have an interview by USCIS. This will speed up the process and MegaMaster Hearings could accelerate…
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Read here
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This article explains changes to USCIS. A new group looks for fraud, re-vets refugees, and can make arrests.
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There are over 10,000 doctors with H1B (specialty) visas and 17,000 doctors with J1 (exchange visitor) currently practicing in the U.S. The visa freeze (and delays of renewal) by USCIS is causing havoc for these doctors many of whom work in rural areas of the U.S. Read here.
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CATO Institute reports that the US now has (full or partial) visa bans on 93 countries
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Read the explainer from the National Immigration Forum here.
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The new USCIS citizenship test recently initiated by USCIS is longer and more difficult. Recent statistics comparing denial rates during the Biden administration with those during the Trump administration show an increase in denials from 7.9% to 9.9%. In addition to a more difficult citizenship test, there is now more scrutiny of the applicants social…
Immigration Insight 