Deadline for eligible widow(er)s for filing Form I-360 is October 28, 2011

USCIS reminds eligible widow(er)s that October 28, 2011 is the deadline for filing a Form I-360 visa petition. If you are the widow(er) of a U.S. citizen who died before October 28, 2009 you may be eligible to immigrate to the United States if:

1. You and your deceased spouse were married for less than 2 years when your spouse died and
2. You file Form I-360 for Special immigrant classification as a widow/widower by October 28, 2011.

If you need help with this, contact me asap as the deadline is very near!

K-2 received visa stamp

Just heard this morning that client's K-2 child received K-2 stamp in his passport. Very happy for them. The situation was different because the mother was not able to be present at the consulate general. A relative accompanied the child. There were some questions and some hiccups with this type of arrangement. The consulate general did have some additional questions for the child and relative, but eventually reason prevailed and the child received his stamp.

 

K-1 client is thrilled that her child can join her and her new husband here in the USA. I'm just as thrilled and happy to help them be reunited.

Rescheduled K-1 interview at Guangzhou

Pretty pleased and happy with consular service at Guangzhou, China. A client needing to reschedule her fiancee visa interview due to health reasons was able to do so. GUZ was pretty accommodating and waited for her, and is now rescheduling her. Quick response from GUZ. Their email set up is efficient and responsive. No snafus or lost case information. Thankful for those US consular officers.

AAO releases new decisions

Just heard that the AAO has just released some new decisions on variety of visa categories, including the K-1 fiancee visa. It's always good to do a read of these decisions, even if they are not precedent. Will schedule some time later today to do a quick read.

Problems at the USCIS

Darn it! Just found out from AILA that the USCIS computer systems experienced a huge glitch. The unfortunate outcome is that attorneys representing clients before the USCIS are receiving receipt notices, but SUBSEQUENT NOTICES ARE NOT BEING SENT! This may affect as many as 19,000 cases. This means that any Request for Evidence, interview notices for marriage-based adjustment cases, and denials may not be sent to the attorney. Very very frustrating. Here's hoping that the USCIS fixes their systems quickly, otherwise, immigration attorneys will have a difficult time managing their clients' cases.