A few months ago, my clients and I began to notice a disappointing trend. USCIS, which has generally been approving immediate relative petitions in approximately 6 months, was now taking 9 months to a year before issuing an approval. This slow-down was confirmed on October 16, 2013 when USCIS released its updated processing times, showing that processing times for immediate …
An Update–The Line? What Line? The More Tragic Truth Emerges About Legal Immigration
In October 2009, I wrote a blog talking about the disastrously long waiting lines for legal immigration to the United States. In Get In The Line? What Line? The Tragic Tale of Employment Based Immigrant Visa Delays, I stated that: This delay in legal, employment based immigration is a crisis for America. If you are an intending immigrant, and your …