WR Immigration Director of Visa Consulting Charlie Oppenheim, Partner Charina Garcia, and Senior Associate Laura Bloniarz update HR professionals with the latest information from the December Visa Bulletin. They dive into an analysis of employment-based and family-based immigrant visa categories, December predictions and an extensive Q&A session from live attendees and submitted questions. Watch below!
By WR Immigration – Joseph Barnett, Jinglin “Kim” Sogbesan, Bernard Wolfsdorf Summary – Two USCIS Policy Updates regarding CSPA New USCIS Policy on CSPA Age Calculation Effective Since February 14, 2023: USCIS Policy Updates on “Sought to Acquire” Requirement under CSPA Effective Since August 24, 2023: Background: Age at time of visa availability – Pending petition time = CSPA Age. Issues Prior to USCIS Updates: USCIS Updates : What is the main content of USCIS Policy Alert issued on February 14, 2023? What is the main content of USCIS Policy Alert issued on August 24, 2023? IMPACT OF THE UPDATES: With the Feb 14, 2023 revised guidance, a child’s CSPA age will be locked, on the first date of the month that USCIS accepts filing of the child’s adjustment of status application, following the monthly USCIS Adjustment of Status Acceptance Chart, when the child files Adjustment of Status application within one year from the first date of the month when USCIS accepts filing of the child’s adjustment of status application. Furthermore, with the Aug 24, 2023 revised guidance, many derivative children who have missed their “one-year window” for filing Adjustment of Status applications because they could not calculate their CSPA age […]
A denial of removal of conditions on an EB-5 case usually occurs because the jobs were not created, but a denial can also occur because of the source or path of funds, or fraud or misrepresentation. I-829 denials are a daunting setback for EB-5 investors because the applicant and their family have usually been settled in the US for many years.
