If you have applied for student status change or student status reinstatement on or after August 19, 2022, the Immigration Service will request additional documents.

There are many people without legal status in the U.S. If you are one of them, you cannot be granted permanent residency even if you find a sponsor. However, there may be a way if your parents or spouse are citizens or permanent residents.

To be a financial guarantor (sponsor), one must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident at least 18 years of age whose permanent residence is in the U.S. In addition, one must have an income exceeding 125% of the minimum cost of living as defined by Poverty Guideline.

Additional documents may be needed when changing to student status, and we would like to share with you what each case may require.

In 2022, the number of visas available for employment-based visas vary greatly depending on preference categories.

USCIS has expanded its guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual about Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) to clarify steps applicants must take if they cannot submit primary evidence of Liberian nationality to support an LRIF-based application for adjustment of status. The deadline to apply to adjust status under LRIF is Dec. 20, 2021.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2023 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 1 and run through noon Eastern on March 18, 2022. During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives will be able to complete and submit their registrations using our online H-1B registration system.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to meet the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2022. Feb. 25, 2022, was the final receipt date for new cap-subject H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start date on or after April 1, 2022, and before Oct. 1, 2022. We will reject new cap-subject H-2B petitions received after Feb. 25, 2022 that request an employment start date on or after April 1, 2022, and before Oct. 1, 2022.

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Recently, the USCIS has been rejecting or requesting additional documentation for an increasing number of cases related to petitions to adjust immigration status. This is especially true for those looking to change to a student F-1 visa.

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