USCIS Aims to Decrease Processing Times for Common Benefit Applications

Posted July 30, 2019

In an effort to decrease historically high processing times for applications for naturalization and adjustment of status, USCIS announced recently they are implementing a national strategy that will involve transferring files from overworked field offices to nearby regional offices that carry less of a workload.  For example, San Francisco applicants may receive Request for Evidence (RFE) or interview notices in Sacramento, or Los Angeles applicants may receive RFE or interview notices in San Bernardino.

Despite the inconvenience to some this may cause, it comes as welcome relief to many attorneys, USCIS officers and some applicants who will experience reduced wait times.  Read about the USCIS efforts here.

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Same Sex Marriage Immigration is Here

Posted September 12, 2013

I-130 petitions for formerly excluded same-sex spouses are being accepted by USCIS and adjudications proceeding, with accompanying eligibility for adjustment of status or consular processing. per SCOTUS’s recent DOMA slapdown.  The State Department is working out rules for consular issuance of immigrant visas and fiance visas abroad.  For I-130 eligibility, marriage certificates must be issued from one of the 13+ issuing states ( http://www.freedomtomarry.org/states/) and domicile at filing should be within the 13+, though exceptions are reviewed for employment-based circumstances.  Conditional residence applies for those married less than two years as of date of admission as a permanent resident.  Naturalization eligibility flows three years later for couples that demonstrate bona fides.  Contact us for insight and assistance.  (415) 845-9122

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