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Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Military Personnel and Veterans Can Now File Their Form N-400, Naturalization Application, Online

WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that U.S. service members and veterans can now file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, online.

Online filing allows aliens to submit forms electronically, check the status of their case and receive notices from USCIS. USCIS is using innovation and technology to meet the needs of applicants, petitioners, and employees. Regardless of the

Tools Outage

USCIS will conduct system maintenance to the Contact Relationship Interface System (CRIS) on Saturday, May 2, at 11:00 p.m. through Sunday, May 3, at 6:00 a.m. Eastern.

During this time frame, users may experience technical difficulties with one or more of the following online tools:

Check My Case Status
e-Request
Change of Address online
Check Case Processing Times
Civil Surgeon Locator
Office Locator
File Online
myUSCIS online account

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30 to assist applicants and petitioners who are responding to certain:

Requests for Evidence;
Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14);
Notices of Intent to Deny;
Notices of Intent to Revoke;
Notices of Intent to Rescind and Notices of Intent to Terminate regional investment centers; and
Filing date requirements for Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion.

Notice/Request/Decision Issuance Date:

This flexibility applies to the above documents if the issuance date listed on the request, notice or decisio

USCIS Offices Preparing to Reopen on June 4

On March 18, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services temporarily suspended in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and application support centers (ASCs) to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). USCIS is readying offices to reopen on or after June 4. Employees in these offices are continuing to perform mission-essential services that do not require face-to-face contact with the public while the offices are closed.

While offices are temporarily closed, USCIS will continue to provide limited emergency in-person services. Please call the USCIS Contact Center for assistance with emergency services.

USCIS field offices will send notices to applicants

USCIS Updates Policy on False Claims of U.S. Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced it is updating its Policy Manual (PDF, 307 KB) to align with the Department of Justice’s Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) precedent decision in Matter of Zhang. Decided in June 2019, the BIA held in this decision that false claims of U.S. citizenship do not need to be knowingly made to make an alien deportable under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The<a target='_blank' href="https://www.uscis.go

May 2020 Visa Bulletin Analysis

For May 2020 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2020/visa-bulletin-may-2020.aspx

Please see below analysis of May 2020 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	+2 Months 21 Days	+2 Months 21 Days	+2 Months 21 Days	+1 Month	+6 Months
F2A	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change
F2B	+2 Months 14 Days	+2 Months 14 Days	+2 Months 14 Days	+1 Month 14 Days	+4 Months
F3	+1 Month 14 Days	+1 Month 14 Days	+1 Month 14 Days	+1 Month	+6 Months
F4	+21 Days	+21 Days	+17 Days	+1 Month	+5 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 21 Days	+2 Months 21 Days	+2 Months 21 Days	+7 Days	+7 Months
F2A	+1 Month	+1 Month	+1 Month	+1 Month	+1 Month
F2B	+2 Months 21 Days	+2 Months 21 Days	+2 Months 21 Days	+1 Month 7 Days	+4 Months
F3	+2 Months 14 Days	+2 Months 14 Days	+2 Months 14 Days	No Change	+7 Months 7 Days
F4	+3 Days	+3 Days	+17 Days	+7 Days	+5 Months

May 2020 Visa Bulletin

For April 2020 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2020/visa-bulletin-april-2020.aspx

For analysis of May 2020 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2020/visa-bulletin-analysis-may-2020.aspx

May 2020 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from May 1 to May 31 only). Please see below for more details.