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Visa Backlogs
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EB-5 Insights
2015年10月签证排期公布 – 请关注
2015年10月的签证排期表涵盖了一些重要变动和相关信息。首先，对已获批准的EB-5区域中心试行项目相关联的I-526申请签证全部显示“不可用”。排期表指出，目前签证数额“不可用”是由于国会对于EB-5区域中心试行项目还未进行复议。排期表进一步指出，在试行项目复核通过后，对除中国以外的其它国家签证数额将更新为“当前”，不会出现积压情况。对于中国的收件截止日期（cutoff date）已经提前到2013年10月8日。需要注意的是，这是美国国务院首次将等待国会复议的EB-5区域中心试行项目签证数额定为“不可用”，以往国务院会针对项目更新信息分别作出指导方针。 另一重要发展，则是国务院创建了两种类别的截止日期（代替了目前系统仅有一类别的截止日期）。 这两类截止日期将会出现在每月的排期表中，包括2015年10月的排期表。第一类截止日期是“最终通知”—目的在于标明裁定身份调整申请和移民签证申请的截止日期。第二类截止日期是针对递交身份调整申请的截止日期。国务院的这项新措施允许在美国境内持有有效临时签证的EB-5获批投资者，在“递交”日期截止前，递交身份调整申请。尽管在“最终通知”日期更新到“当前”之前移民局不会裁定申请，但申请一旦递交，外籍申请人便有资格获得身份调节申请的二级受益，包括在美工作许可文件和“回美证”（即申请绿卡的外籍人士在离开美国一段时间后无需移民签证或非移民签证便可重新返美国的证件）。需要注意的是，虽然由于等待国会复议，“最终通知”类别截止日期目前显示EB-5试行项目签证数额为“不可用”，而对除中国以外的国家，“递交”类别的优先期都显示“当前”，“递交”类别的截止日期显示为2015年5月1号。
Inside Business Immigration
Some Improvement, But Frustrating Visa Delays Continue
In continuation of our reports from last week (June 15, 2015 and June 17, 2015) the State Department describes some progress on the worldwide visa issuance delays that have and…
Inside Business Immigration
UPDATE: DOS Announces System Failures, Causing Passport/Visa Delays Worldwide
In light of a recent post on June 15, 2015, by Shaun Staller, which covers the U.S. Department of State (DOS) announcement that its Bureau of Consular Affairs “is currently…
Employment Law Worldview
Worldwide Visa and Passport Delays Affect Thousands of Applicants
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs is experiencing widespread technical issues with its overseas passport and visa issuance systems. The problems have caused significant processing delays across…
ImmigrationProf Blog
HOW TO ELIMINATE IMMIGRANT VISA BACKLOGS
The Family That Is Counted Together Stays Together: How To Eliminate Immigrant Visa Backlogs By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta offers a quick fix that President Obama could implement…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Computer Glitch, Visa Delay Threatens Las Vegas Fight, Sen. Harry Reid to the Rescue
Earlier this week, ESPN reported that the Brandon Rios/Diego Chaves professional boxing match in Las Vegas tonight was in jeopardy Diego Chaves, was stuck in Argentina, just one of the…
Employment Law Worldview
US Nonimmigrant Visa Applications Experiencing Worldwide Delays
This past week the US Department of State announced, through its Bureau of Consular Affairs, that Embassies and Consulates are experiencing technical problems with the passport and visa system. While…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Ninth Circuit Blocks Age-Out Provision in Visa Backlog Cases
From the Legal Action Center Washington, D.C.—Yesterday, an en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of young adults who, due to long delays caused…
Immigration Blog
CIR ASAP Bill Proposes Broad Immigration Changes
The Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 (“CIR ASAP”) has been introduced by Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D. Ill.). The bill proposes a broad array…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Report on Visa Delays : Follow the (Lack of) Money
Ali Winston on CityLimits.org has an in-depth story ("MARRYING FOR LOVE? YOU'LL HAVE TO PROVE IT") that analyzes in some detail the increasing delays in securing immigrant visas, including for…