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August 2024
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Potential legal status for “Dreamers”

In June, the Biden Administration had announced relief measures for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens, called Parole in Place. In addition to the updated Parole in Place eligibility, the administration also announced a new policy which eases “the visa process for U.S. college graduates, including Dreamers.”

The new policy will allow DACA recipients and others who have graduated with a degree from a U.S. college or university to “more quickly receive work visas,” if they have been offered a full-time, permanent job from a United States employer in a field related to their area of study.

“Recognizing that it is in our national interest to ensure that individuals who are educated in the U.S. are able to use their skills and education to benefit our country, the administration is taking action to facilitate the employment visa process for those who have graduated from college and have a high-skilled job offer, including DACA recipients and other Dreamers,” the fact sheet read.

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was first implemented via executive action by President Barack Obama in June 2012. DACA recipients, known as “Dreamers,” can receive work authorization in the United States, enroll at colleges and universities, and obtain a driver’s license. However, DACA does not currently provide recipients with a legal pathway to citizenship or even a valid legal status.

While the exact regulations have not yet been published, Biden’s initiative could allow DACA recipients to process for nonimmigrant work visas/status, which could in turn put them on a legal pathway to citizenship. Applicants have been unable to file initial applications for DACA since July 2021 because of various federal court rulings. More information on this program will be announced later this summer.

Updates for family-based immigrant visas

USCIS has updated guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual on family-based immigrant visa petitions (including Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative and, in limited situations, family-based Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant), including explaining how it will handle correcting approval notice errors, requests for consular processing or adjustment of status on the beneficiary’s behalf, and routing procedures for approved petitions.

If you are a petitioner submitting an I-130 you must inform USCIS of the beneficiary’s current address and whether the beneficiary wants consular processing with the Department of State National Visa Center (NVC) or adjustment of status in the United States, if eligible. Providing this information causes USCIS to keep the approved petition for adjustment of status processing or send it to the NVC for consular processing, as appropriate. If you do not provide accurate information on the petition, it can delay the immigrant visa or adjustment of status process. For example, if USCIS keeps a petition because you provided inaccurate information, you must generally file Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, with the appropriate fee, to transfer the petition to the NVC.

 

APPLICATION FINAL ACTION DATES FOR ​ ​​​AUGUST 2024

FAMILY

India

Pakistan/Bangladesh

1st

22Oct15

22Oct15

2A

15Nov2​1

15Nov2​1

2B

​01May16

01May16

3rd

​​​0​1​​Apr10

0​1​​Apr10

4th

22Jan06

01Aug07

 

 

EMPLOYMENT

India

Pakistan/Bangladesh

1st

 01​Feb22

Current

2nd

 ​15J​ul1​2

​15Mar23

3rd

​​​​ ​22​Oct12

​01​​Dec21

Other

​22Oct12

01​Jan21

4th

 01​Jan21

01​Jan21

5th

 ​01Dec​20

Current1B

 

 

DATES FOR FILING VISA APPLICATIONS - ​​​AUGUST 2024

 

FAMILY

India

Pakistan/Bangladesh

1st

01​Sep17

01​Sep17

2A

​15Jun24

15Jun24

2B

​​01​Jan17

​​01​Jan17

3rd

​​0​1Jan11

​​​​0​1​Jan11

4th

​15Jun06

01​​Mar08

 

 

EMPLOYMENT

India

Pakistan/Bangladesh

1st

0​8Feb22

Current

2nd

​22Jun12 

​22Mar23

3rd

​01Nov12 

01​Feb23

Other

​01​Nov12 

​0​8Jan21

4th

01​​​​Feb21

01​​​​Feb21

5th

0​1Apr22

Current1B


Visa Bulletin for ​​​​​​​​​August 2024 is available on our website. Please go to http://www.khabar.com/magazine/ immigration/ 

 

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