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“Why is USCIS taking so long?” is a question immigration attorneys get asked by clients with more and more frequency these days. Despite the fact that we live in the era of instant messaging, video, and streaming, the U.S. government (and specifically, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services – “USCIS”) cannot seem to reach the 21st century when it …
On December 30, 2016, Judge Gail S. Tusan, Chief Judge of the Fulton County Superior Court ordrered the Georgia Board of Regents: to perform their duty in applying the federal definition of lawful presence as it relates to students who are DACA Recipients and to grant them in-state tuition status. This is the Court’s final order in this matter . …
It depends on the type of application you filed and how long it has been pending for. Some applications have definite processing times. For example, an application for a work permit (or Employment Authorization Document) should generally take no longer than 90 days from the date of filing (8 C.F.R. § 247a.13(d)); by law, USCIS must adjudicate naturalization applications within …