We are revising our guidance (PDF, 364.37 KB) in the USCIS Policy Manual to align with the Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements Final Rule published in the Federal Register on Jan. 31, 2024, and effective on April 1, 2024.
Revisions to the policy manual apply to all applications and petitions postmarked on or after April 1.
We will use the postmark date of a filing to determine whic
On, April 1, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is changing the filing location for concurrently filed Forms I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service; I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker; and I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and for related Forms I-131, Application for Travel Document; <a target='_blank' href="https://www.uscis.gov/i-765" target="_blank" r
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that, starting April 1, applicants filing Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, will have the option to request an original or replacement Social Security number (SSN) or card and update their immigration status with the Social Security Administration (SSA) without having to visit an SSA office.
Noncitizens applying for naturalization using the new edition of Form N-400 (edition date 04/01/24) will be able to request an SSN or replacement card when submitting Form N-400. New citizens may no longer need to visit an SSA field office to apply for an SSN or replacement card or to provide documentation as evidence of their new U.S. citizenship statu
H-1B Initial Registration Period Closed
The initial registration period for the FY 2025 H-1B cap season closed at noon Eastern on March 25, 2024. USCIS will soon randomly select enough unique beneficiaries of properly submitted registrations projected as needed to reach the FY 2025 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap), including the advanced degree exemption (master's cap), and will notify all prospective petitioners with selected beneficiaries that they are eligible to file an H-1B cap-subject petition for such beneficiaries. We will issue another web alert when this process has been completed.
H-1B Form I-129 Filing Location Change to Lockbox
Starting April 1, 2024, H-1B and H-1B1 (HSC) Form I-129 petitions must no longer be filed at the USCIS service centers. All paper-based H-1B and H-1B1 (HSC) Form I-129 petitions must be filed
For analysis of May 2024 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-analysis-may-2024.aspx
May 2024 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from May 1 to May 31 only). Please see below for more details.
| Family- Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 08JUL15 | 08JUL15 | 08JUL15 | 15OCT01 | 01MAR12 |
| F2A | 01JUN21 | 01JUN21 | 01JUN21 | 08NOV20 | 01JUN21 |
| F2B | 01APR16 | 01APR16 | 01APR16 | 01MAR04 | 22OCT11 |
| F3 | 01JAN10 | 01JAN10 | 01JAN10 | 22JUL99 | 01AUG02 |
| F4 | 22JUL07 | 22JUL07 | 15JAN06 | 22JAN01 | 08SEP03 |
| Family- Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA- mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 01SEP17 | 01SEP17 | 01SEP17 | 01APR05 | 22APR15 |
| F2A | 01SEP23 | 01SEP23 | 01SEP23 | 01SEP23 | 01SEP23 |
| F2B | 01JAN17 | 01JAN17 | 01JAN17 | 01SEP04 | 01OCT13 |
| F3 | 01JUN10 | 01JUN10 | 01JUN10 | 15JUN01 | 08NOV03 |
| F4 | 01MAR08 | 01MAR08 | 15JUN06 | 22APR01 | 01JUN05 |
Please see below analysis of May 2024 Visa Bulletin:
| Family- Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | +5 Months | +5 Months | +5 Months | +5 Months 14 Days | No Change |
| F2A | +8 Months 23 Days | +8 Months 23 Days | +8 Months 23 Days | +2 Months 24 Days | +8 Months 23 Days |
| F2B | +4 Months 9 Days | +4 Months 9 Days | +4 Months 9 Days | +4 Months 10 Days | No Change |
| F3 | +3 Months | +3 Months | +3 Months | +10 Months 14 Days | +1 Month 23 Days |
| F4 | +1 Month 14 Days | +1 Month 14 Days | +1 Month | +3 Months 7 Days | +2 Months 23 Days |
| Family- Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change |
| F2A | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change |
| F2B | No Change | No Change | No Change | +1 Month | No Change |
| F3 | +3 Months | +3 Months | +3 Months | No Change | No Change |
| F4 | No Change | No Change | +2 Months 7 Days | +7 Days | +1 Month 9 Days |
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced the reopening of an international field office in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The Tegucigalpa Field Office will focus on increasing refugee processing capacity and helping reunite individuals with their family members already in the United States.
"Reopening the Tegucigalpa Field Office establishes USCIS' presence and expertise in a critical location in the Western Hemisphere and is part of our commitment to the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to facilitate safe and orderly lawful pathways and meet our humanitarian mission," said USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou. "USCIS is dedicated to fairness, integrity, and respect for all we serve, and our renewed presence in Honduras is part of an effort to expand USCIS' footprint outside the United States to more effectively support that mission."