by Kyle Knapp | Jul 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Each year U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services schedules naturalization oath ceremonies around the Fourth of July holiday. This year there will be nearly 200 ceremonies for 11,000 new citizens in the days around the holiday. In recent years, I’ve been posting on...
by Kyle Knapp | Jun 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
In the midst of packing and unpacking boxes while moving to a new home, noncitizens in the U.S. have one more important thing to do: United States immigration laws require noncitizens in the United States to notify U.S. Citizenship and Immigration of a new address...
by Kyle Knapp | May 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
This year’s H-1B lottery registrations saw a 38.6% reduction from last year for the statutory maximum of 85,000 visas for “specialty occupation” workers. The H-1B visa is for professional jobs, for which a specific bachelor’s degree or higher is required. Each federal...
by Kyle Knapp | Apr 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
USCIS once again updated a health-related provision in its Policy Manual to make completed medical exam reports valid indefinitely if signed on or after November 30 2023. The Form I-693, which a designated civil surgeon must complete and sign for persons applying for...
by Kyle Knapp | Mar 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Improving customer service and reducing case backlogs have been priorities for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under the Biden administration. In taking a moment to pat itself on the back, USCIS reported that it reduced its overall backlog by 15% for the...
