As part of our credit card payment pilot program, the Texas Service Center is now accepting credit card payments using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions, for petitioners filing Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, with Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, or when filing Form I-907 to upgrade a pending Form I-140 to premium processing.
At the end of the pilot,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that, effective Oct. 1, 2021, applicants subject to the immigration medical examination must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the civil surgeon can complete an immigration medical examination and sign Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record.
We are updating our policy guidance in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Aug. 17, 2021 update to the Technical Instructions for Civil Surgeons. That update requires applicants subject to the immigration medical examination to complete the
WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security has announced the automatic extension of TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan. TPS beneficiaries from these six countries will retain their status, provided they continue to meet all the individual requirements for TPS eligibility. The automatic extension of TPS-related documentation includes Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) through Dec. 31, 2022.
Eligible individuals whose TPS under the Haiti designation is presently continued by court orders and this notice are strongly encouraged to apply for Haiti TPS under the recently announced <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="fec6d7a4-679d-4a3f-b207-91c5926bf7e6" href="https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/dhs-announces-registration-process-for-temporary-protected-status-f
Please see below analysis of October 2021 Visa Bulletin:
| 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 | No Change | No Change |
| F3 | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change |
| F4 | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change |
| 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 | No Change | No Change |
| F3 | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change |
| F4 | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change |
For analysis of October 2021 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2021/visa-bulletin-analysis-october-2021.aspx
October 2021 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from October 1 to October 31 only). Please see below for more details.
| Family- Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 01DEC14 | 01DEC14 | 01DEC14 | 15JAN99 | 01MAR12 |
| F2A | C | C | C | C | C |
| F2B | 22SEP15 | 22SEP15 | 22SEP15 | 15MAR00 | 22OCT11 |
| F3 | 22NOV08 | 22NOV08 | 22NOV08 | 15MAY97 | 08JUN02 |
| F4 | 22MAR07 | 22MAR07 | 15SEP05 | 08FEB99 | 22AUG02 |
| Family- Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA- mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 15MAY16 | 15MAY16 | 15MAY16 | 01AUG00 | 22APR15 |
| F2A | 01JUN21 | 01JUN21 | 01JUN21 | 01JUN21 | 01JUN21 |
| F2B | 22SEP16 | 22SEP16 | 22SEP16 | 01OCT00 | 01OCT13 |
| F3 | 22AUG09 | 22AUG09 | 22AUG09 | 08SEP00 | 01OCT03 |
| F4 | 01OCT07 | 01OCT07 | 01JAN06 | 01JUN99 | 01FEB04 |
Apart from posting current dates, State Department has also added special notes to Visa Bulletin mentioned above. Please see full details below:
D. EXPIRATION OF TWO EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES
Employment Fourth Preference Certain Religious Workers (SR):
Pursuant to Section 102 of Division I, Title I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), the non-minister special immigrant program expires on September 30, 2021. No SR visas may be issued overseas, or final action taken on adjustment of status cases, after midnight September 29, 2021. Visas issued prior to this date will only be issued with a validity date of September 29, 2021, and all individuals seeking admission as a non-minister special immigrant must be admitted (repeat, admitted) into the U.S. no later than midnight September 29, 2021.
The final action date for this category has been listed as "Unavailable" for October.
If there is legislative action extending this category for FY-2022, the final action
Starting Sept. 4, 2021, USCIS is extending the time that receipt notices can be used to show evidence of status from 18 months to 24 months for petitioners who properly file Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, or Form I-829, Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status. We are making the change from 18 to 24 months to accommodate current processing times for Form I-751 and Form I-829, which have increased over the past year.
Conditional permanent residents who properly file Form I-751 or Form I-829 will