USCIS to issue I-765 and I-131 'combo cards'

USCIS will be integrating the I-765 employment authorization card with the I-131 advance parole document. The I-765 grants a foreign national the privilege to work in the USA, and the I-131 advance parole document allows the foreign national to return to the US after a brief trip outside the States without the Service considering the action to be an abandonment of an adjustment of status application. Both documents are important for spouses of US citizens who seek to obtain permanent residency. USCIS will provide more info at the upcoming stakeholders meeting in November.

K-3 processing times

K-3 processing times at the California Service Center just released: it's also taking 5 months.

K-1 processing times

Just got word of K-1 processing at the CSC. They are currently taking 5 months, unfortunately,

NVC electronic processing is great but...

I appreciate the National Visa Center's electronic processing. It's their attempt to cut-down on the paper waste, save some trees, and streamline the process. Scanning supporting docs and emailing them is much more efficient. Unfortunately, it assumes that our email accounts can handle the heavy scans, and most can't. I think that gmail caps the emails at 25 mb. Therefore, submitting docs to the NVC requires a couple of emails. This would be okay so long as the processors receive everything and keep the supporting documents in order. So far, that hasn't always been the case.

On the whole, I'll still take the electronic service for its speed and efficiency over the paper-based traditional method.

USCIS to discuss I-765 and I-131

The USCIS will hold a stakeholders meeting on 11/15/11 to discuss issues concerning the I-765 and I-131 forms. K-1 visa holders are familiar with these forms because they use the I-765 to apply for work authorization and the I-131 to apply for permission to reenter the USA after arriving into the USA on the K-1 visa.  In most cases, the I-765 and I-131 are submitted as part of the adjustment of status process.

To participate in the free stakeholders meeting via telephone, visit the USCIS.gov website for more information on registering.

For help with our K-1 or K-3 applications, contact us at 626-771-1078 or visit us at http://www.myfianceevisa.com/