2025 US Diversity Visa Lottery is Now Open

What is the Diversity Visa Lottery?The Diversity Immigrant Visa program—a.k.a. the green card lottery—is a government lottery program for obtaining U.S. Permanent Residence (green card). The program makes 50,000 visas available every year to applicants from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States and with specific education qualifications. It provides an inexpensive …

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USCIS Launches Online Appointment Request Form

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has launched a new online form for individuals, attorneys,and accredited representatives to request an in-person appointment at their local field office withouthaving to call the USCIS Contact Center. This online appointment request form allows individuals or legal representatives to request an in-person appointment at a field office only, for ADIT …

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Immigration News Brief – August 2023

USCIS Expands myProgress to Form I-765 and Form I-131 On July 12, USCIS announced that it was expanding myProgress (formerly known as personalized processing times) to Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, and Form I-131, Application for Travel Document.   myProgress provides applicants with access, in their online account, to personalized estimates of their wait time for major …

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IMMIGRATION NEWS BRIEF – June 2023

Pandemic Asylum Restrictions Lifted At Border Associated Press— The AP reported that the border between the U.S. and Mexico was relatively calm in May, offering few signs of the chaos that was feared following a rush by worried migrants to enter the U.S. before the end of pandemic-related immigration restrictions. Less than 24 hours after the …

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Immigration News Brief – May 2023

USCIS Removes 60-Day Rule for Civil Surgeon Signatures on Form I-693 USCIS is removing the requirement that civil surgeons sign Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, no more than 60 days before an individual applies for an underlying immigration benefit, including Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. …

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Immigration News Briefs – April 2023

USCIS Expands Premium Processing for OPT/STEM On March 6, USCIS announced the expansion of premium processing for certain F-1 students seeking Optional Practical Training (OPT) and F-1 students seeking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) OPT extensions who have a pending Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, and wish to request a premium processing upgrade. Online filing, as well as paper …

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