Application Procedures

On May 13, the Department of State published a final rule that will allow third parties like attorneys of record to attend certain visa appointments. Read more here: https://travel.

USCIS has clarified their Policy Manual regarding criteria for certain TN occupations as found here: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-2-part-p-chapter-6 

Meanwhile, the Regulation listing all TN USMCA occupations appears here:

The biological sex of a person will control the gender option on federal immigration documents. See updated USCIS manual here: https://www.

As the result of an Executive Order issued in January, USCIS will now require noncitizen immigrants to undergo a new “alien registration” process.

For more information on this process, see the USCIS policy update here: https://www.uscis.

The U.S. State Department no longer requires COVID-19 vaccination for green card applicants. Updated vaccination requirements can be found here:

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a Federal Register notice providing updated procedures for submitting a Form I-140 whether for PERM, Schedule A Occupations or NIWs. Read more here:

These new requirements mandate that specialized knowledge gained from a diploma or degree should link more clearly to the profession. Read more here: https://www.uscis.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced updated policy guidance on applications submitted under the International Entrepreneur Rule. Read more here:

Extraordinary Ability Green Card category has some new policy guidelines, allowing some people to meet threshold requirements more easily. Read more here: https://www.uscis.

The US Department of Labor tags a case once it is certified, denied, withdrawn or denied or certified-expired (they expire 6 months after approval so file your I-140 within that 6 months).  Trackitt posts statistics about DOL here:  http://stats.trackitt.com/

The latest update on PERM processing time as of June 1, 2015 is as follows: