USCIS Helps Detect Marriage Fraud Ring

The Bridgeport resident pleaded guilty to arranging numerous fraudulent marriages so noncitizens could obtain Green Cards.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — John H. Durham, United States attorney for the District of  Connecticut; the acting special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Boston; and a supervisory immigration officer for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Office of Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS), announced that Jodian Stephenson, also known as “Jodian Gordon,” 35, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty on Aug. 19, in New Haven federal court to a conspiracy charge stemming from her arrange

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USCIS Issues Guidance on Discretionary Employment Authorization for Parolees

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today issued policy guidance (PDF, 305 KB) in the USCIS Policy Manual to address its discretion to grant employment authorization to foreign nationals who are paroled into the United States, including those who are otherwise inadmissible.

Certain foreign nationals may be paroled into the United States for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit. Parolees are not entitled to emp

Visa Bulletin October 2019 Predictions

For official September 2019 Visa Bulletin and analysis, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2019/visa-bulletin-september-2019.aspx

Please see October 2019 Visa Bulletin Predictions below (for both Family Based and Employment Based):

Family Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	22FEB13	22FEB13	22FEB13	15AUG96	08AUG08
F2A	C	C	C	C	C
F2B	22AUG14	22AUG14	22AUG14	08AUG98	08SEP08
F3	08OCT07	08OCT07	08OCT07	08DEC95	01MAY98
F4	01JAN07	01JAN07	08OCT04	22JAN97	08OCT98

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	08JUN13	08JUN13	08JUN13	15DEC99	01JAN09
F2A	22AUG19	22AUG19	22AUG19	22AUG19	22AUG19
F2B	01NOV14	01NOV14	01NOV14	01MAY99	08MAR09
F3	22FEB08	22FEB08	22FEB08	01SEP00	08SEP98
F4	08MAY07	08MAY07	01JUN05	08JAN99	01APR99

USCIS Returns Unselected Fiscal Year 2020 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions

USCIS has returned all fiscal year (FY) 2020 H-1B cap-subject petitions that were not selected in our computer-generated random selection process. On May 17, USCIS announced that it had completed data entry of all selected H-1B cap-subject petitions for FY 2020.

September 2019 Visa Bulletin Analysis

For September 2019 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2019/visa-bulletin-september-2019.aspx

Please see below analysis of September 2019 Visa Bulletin:

Family Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	+6 Months	+6 Months	+6 Months	No Change	+4 Months
F2A	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change
F2B	+5 Months	+5 Months	+5 Months	+1 Month	+4 Months
F3	+2 Months 9 Days	+2 Months 9 Days	+2 Months 9 Days	No Change	+4 Months
F4	+1 Month	+1 Month	+7 Days	No Change	+2 Months

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	+2 Months	+2 Months	+2 Months	+7 Days	+3 Months 10 Days
F2A	+1 Month	+1 Month	+1 Month	+1 Month	+1 Month
F2B	+1 Month 14 Days	+1 Month 14 Days	+1 Month 14 Days	+1 Month	+3 Months
F3	+1 Month	+1 Month	+1 Month	No Change	+4 Months
F4	+2 Months 24 Days	+2 Months 24 Days	+7 Days	+7 Days	+2 Months

September 2019 Visa Bulletin

For August 2019 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2019/visa-bulletin-august-2019.aspx

For analysis of September 2019 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2019/visa-bulletin-analysis-september-2019.aspx

September 2019 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from September 1 to September 30 only). Please see below for more details.

Family Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01JAN13	01JAN13	01JAN13	01AUG96	22JUN08
F2A	C	C	C	C	C
F2B	01JUN14	01JUN14	01JUN14	01JUL98	01AUG08
F3	01SEP07	01SEP07	01SEP07	01DEC95	01FEB98
F4	01NOV06	01NOV06	22SEP04	01JAN97	01JUL98

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01MAY13	01MAY13	01MAY13	08NOV99	01DEC08
F2A	01JUL19	01JUL19	01JUL19	01JUL19	01JUL19
F2B	15OCT14	15OCT14	15OCT14	01MAR99	01FEB09
F3	22JAN08	22JAN08	22JAN08	15JUL00	01AUG98
F4	08MAR07	08MAR07	22MAY05	22DEC98	01JAN99