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Depending on where you live, you will obtain your residency and citizenship faster.

The wait time for documents such as your green card or citizenship to be processed may vary depending on where you live. Processing times for green cards and citizenship applications are drastically different in South Florida, even at immigration centers.

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USCIS opens a page to update waiting times for immigration procedures

The U.S. Immigration Service is experiencing delays in several immigration processes such as applications for residency and citizenship. The new page (https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/) will show the approximate duration of four popular processes: applying for citizenship (N-400), residency (I-485), green card replacement (I-90), and requesting to remove the conditions of residency for [โ€ฆ]

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USCIS temporarily suspends premium processing of H-1B visas

USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) announced that it has temporarily suspended, at least until September 10 of this year, the priority processing also known as premium or express processing of the H-1B work visa. However, it clarified that as of April 2, it will resume [โ€ฆ]

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A change on the USCIS website: A passage describing the United States as a nation of immigrants is removed

According to several local media, the Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) will remove from its website a passage that describes the United States as a โ€œnation of immigrantsโ€ in its guidelines text. Francis Cissna, director of the USCIS office, spoke of this change in a message to his employees in which he assured [โ€ฆ]

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Starting February 15, USCIS will accept application payments with credit cards

USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) announced that starting today, February 15, it will accept credit cards to process most of its applications. The new payment option will be available for the 41 forms, which are normally charged at the 'Lockbox' facilities of the agency's offices, said the agency.

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USCIS announces changes to applications for political asylum

A statement from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) states: โ€œThe agency is currently facing a critical backlog of 311,000 pending asylum cases as of January 21, 2018, which increases the vulnerability of the asylum system to fraud and abuse.โ€ USCIS announced changes to the [โ€ฆ]

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US Immigration Department issues warning to those seeking citizenship through fake marriages

The United States Immigration Department (USCIS) warned that anyone seeking citizenship based on sham marriages will be prosecuted. Getting married to get citizenship is illegal; just ask a Ghanaian national who was convicted yesterday. Thanks to our partners @TheJusticeDept and @ICEgov! https://t.co/0HTQRJBRzf โ€” USCIS (@USCIS) January 24, 2018 ยซGetting married to get citizenship is illegal; just ask a Ghanaian national who was convicted yesterday. Thanks to our partners @TheJusticeDept and @ICEgov! https://t.co/XNUMXHTQRJBRzf โ€” USCIS (@USCIS) January XNUMX, XNUMX

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USCIS activates option to request a replacement for a โ€œGreen Cardโ€ from a mobile phone

The Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this week the launch of a new mobile form to replace the green card (digital version of Form I-90). The 'green card', evidence that a foreigner resides permanently in the United States. The renewal process with the new system will cost $455 dollars. [โ€ฆ]

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Immigration Office temporarily suspends H-1B Premium visa applications

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service announced that it will temporarily suspend the expedited application for H-1B visas in order to prioritize the large number of pending cases. The measure includes the suspension of the Premium program -which for an additional 225 dollars, must ensure processing within a maximum of 15 days- and will apply from [โ€ฆ]

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