Oct 6, 2020
Teacher Patricia Hernandez and Teacher Jennifer Gagliardi talk about getting organized for your U.S. Citizenship Interview. These tips are for everyone, especially those whose eligibility is based on marriage to a U.S. citizen. We also talk about recent immigration news, encourage everyone to complete their Census, and advocate for alternative funding for USCIS. UPDATED VISA INFO IN SHOW NOTES!
You can watch this podcast on YouTube
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USCIS responds to a judge's order to stop the increase of
the citizenship fee from $725 to $1170 on October 2.
CNN reported Tuesday night that a Federal judge blocked attempt to hike naturalization fees by 80%. The fee hike was supposed to go up on Oct.2. See the details at https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/29/politics/naturalization-fees-judge/index.html
USCIS Response to Preliminary Injunction of Fee
Rule
https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-response-to-preliminary-injunction-of-fee-rule
Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban on Foreign Workers
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/01/us/foreign-workers-visas-h-1b-trump.html
Trump Virtually Cuts Off Refugees as He Unleashes a
Tirade on Immigrants
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/01/us/politics/trump-refugees.html
NPR: Hansi Lo Wang
Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) is a national correspondent for NPR based in
New York City. He reports on the people, power and money behind the
2020 census.
https://www.npr.org/people/177498291/hansi-lo-wang
VISA AND GREEN CARD UPDATES!
Here is a link to the October Visa Bulletin
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2021/visa-bulletin-for-october-2020.html
Adjustment of Status Filing Charts from the Visa
Bulletin
https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/visa-availability-priority-dates/adjustment-of-status-filing-charts-from-the-visa-bulletin
Visa Appointment Wait Times
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/wait-times.html
Websites of U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic
Missions
https://www.usembassy.gov/
October Visa Bulletin: Significant Changes for #Indian
and #Chinese Nationals
Immigration Nerds Podcast
Erickson Immigration Group's Managing Director, Hiba Anver
joins.
Skilled Indian workers make up roughly 75% of the employment-based
green card backlog, a category that only accepts up to 7% of
applicants from each country. Today, the number of total green
cards issued each year is limited to 140,000. There's currently
over 700,000 Indian workers waiting in a line now that is likely to
stretch for decades. This discussion addresses how Octobers
bulletin may effect this particular cohort, and others like
them.
#EB2 #India #EB3 #H1B # China #India #visa #USCIS #fees
Listen to this #podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hiba-anver-october-visa-bulletin-significant-changes/id1400312981?i=1000493401079
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info. Please contact:
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Department of Justice
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