Posts Tagged ‘Form I 485’

Form I-130 Filing Location Changes

“WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will change the filing locations for Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative. Effective Jan. 1, 2012, domestic petitioners will mail their stand-alone I-130 applications to either the Chicago Lockbox or the Phoenix Lockbox, depending on where they reside in the United States. The new filing locations will be updated with the corresponding addresses on Jan. 1 on the Form I-130 Direct Filing Locations page. This effort will balance workloads between the two locations and provide more efficient and effective processing of Form I-130.

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USCIS proposes rule to process EB-5 immigrant petitions filed between 1995 and 1998

On Sept.

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USCIS to Issue Single Card for EAD and Advance Parole

The USCIS made the following announcements on Feb. 11, 2011:

USCIS to Issue Employment Authorization and Advance Parole Card for Adjustment
of Status Applicants
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it is now issuing employment and travel authorization on a single card for certain applicants filing an Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-485. This new card represents a significant improvement  from the current practice of issuing paper Advance Parole documents.

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Destination America!

It is not just naturalized American citizens who have the American dream. Many foreign nationals too seek to find opportunities in America in order to build a better future for them and their families. Many Indians have the same mindset as those of their countrymen – America is the land of plenty. Destination set, it is just left to the simple matter of obtaining the legal right to remain in the country. In other words, getting a green card or the process of being a permanent resident in America.

A common way to apply for a green card is through family based immigration i.e.

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