Immigration News & Policy: USCIS & FAM for Sibling DNA Testing

Immigration News & Policy: USCIS & FAM for Sibling DNA Testing USCIS officer and US Consulate may suggest or consider a direct sibling-to-sibling DNA test by an AABB-accredited lab when establishing...

36,700 H-1B Regular Cap Work Visas, and 14,800 H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption Visas Received for FY2013 (May 11, 2012)

36,700 H-1B Regular Cap Work Visas, and 14,800 H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption Visas Received for FY2013 (May 11, 2012) What is H-1B? H-1B petitions are temporary work visas for positions requiring...

Provisional Extreme Hardship Waiver is Not Yet in Effect

Provisional Extreme Hardship Waiver is Not Yet in Effect Not too long ago, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made a proposed change to allow certain immediate relatives...

USCIS Texas or California Service Centers’ Processing Delays for Certain I-130 Immediate Relative Petitions

USCIS Texas or California Service Centers’ Processing Delays for Certain I-130 Immediate Relative Petitions Recently, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a notification indicating delay in their processing of approximately 36,000 immediate relative petitions (Form I-130) that were transferred from the California Service Center (CSC) to the Texas Service Center (TSC). Some cases have been transferred...