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Immigration
Akukulu

USCIS Automatically Extend Green Cards for Naturalization Applicants ለአሜሪካ ዜግነት አመልካቾች ግሪን ካርድ የሚቃጠልበት ቀን ተራዝሟል

ለረጅም ጊዜ ሲጠብቁ የነበሩ የአሜሪካ ዜግነት አመልካቾች ግሪን ካርዳቸው የሚቃጠልበት ቀን ለሁለት አመት ተራዝሟል ሲል ኢሚግሬሽን ቢሮ አሳውቋል።ለግሪን ካርዱ መራዘም I-90 ማመልከቻ ማስገባት የለባቸውም።ለሁለት አመት የተራዘመበትን ደብዳቤ ከግሪን ካርዳቸው ጋር ከያዙ በህጋዊነት ለመኖር እና ለመስራት ችግር አይገጥማቸውም። Effective Dec. 12, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to allow USCIS to automatically extend the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (commonly called Green Cards) for lawful permanent residents who have applied for naturalization. This update is expected to help naturalization applicants who experience longer processing times, because they will receive an extension of lawful permanent resident (LPR) status and may not need to file Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (Green Card). LPRs who properly file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, may receive this extension without regard to whether they filed Form I-90. USCIS will update the language on Form N-400 receipt notices to extend Green Cards for up to 24 months for these applicants. The receipt notice can be presented with the expired Green Card as evidence of continued status as well as identity and employment authorization under List A of Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9), if presented before the expiration of the 24-month extension period provided in the notice. Prior to this change, under USCIS policy, naturalization applicants who did not apply for naturalization at least six months before their Green Card expiration date needed to file Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (Green Card), to maintain proper documentation of their lawful status. Applicants who applied for naturalization at least six months prior to their Green Card expiration were eligible to receive an Alien Documentation, Identification, and Telecommunications (ADIT) stamp in their passport, which served as temporary evidence of their LPR status. This policy was based on the processing goal of 180 days or six months for Form N-400s, which would make filing Form I-90 unnecessary for applicants who filed at least six months before their Green Card expiration date. This policy update recognizes USCIS’ current processing times, while improving flexibility and efficiency by reducing the number of ADIT stamp appointments in field offices and the number of Form I-90s filed, which allows for these resources to be focused on other immigration benefit adjudications. The extension will apply to all applicants who file Form N-400 on or after Dec. 12, 2022. LPRs who filed for naturalization prior to Dec. 12 will not receive a Form N-400 receipt notice with the extension. If their Green Card expires, they generally must still file Form I-90 or receive an ADIT stamp in their passport, in order to maintain valid evidence of their lawful permanent resident status. Lawful permanent residents who lose their Green Card generally must still file Form I-90, even if they have applied for naturalization and received the automatic extension under this updated policy. This is because noncitizens must carry within their personal possession proof of registration, such as the Green Card and any evidence of extensions or may be subject to criminal prosecution under INA 264(e). Applicants who require an ADIT stamp may request an appointment at a USCIS Field Office by contacting the USCIS Contact Center. Visit the Policy Manual Feedback page to comment on this update. For more information, visit our Replace Your Green Card page. For questions specific to employment, please see I-9 Central.

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Immigration
Akukulu

Asylum Applicants Can Now File Form I-765 Online የአሳይለም አመልካቾች ለስራ ፈቃዳቸው በኦላይን ማመልከት ይችላሉ

የአሜሪካ ኢሚግሬሽን ቢሮ የአሳይለም ጉዳያቸውን በመጠባበቅ ላይ ያሉ አመልካቾች በኦላይን ለስራ ፈቃዳቸው ማመልከት ይችላሉ ሲል አስታወቀ።ይህንን ማመልከቻ የምታመለክቱት ለአሳይለም ካመለከታችሁ 150 ቀናት በኋላ ነው።ያመለከታችሁበት ቀን የሚቆጠረው ኢሚግሬሽን ቢሮ ማመልከቻችሁን ከተቀበለበት ቀን ጀምሮ ነው። U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that certain asylum applicants can now file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, online. Effective immediately, applicants for employment authorization under category (c)(8), Pending Asylum and Withholding of Removal Applicants and Applicants for Pending Asylum under the ABC Settlement Agreement, may file Form I-765 online. To apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) based on your pending asylum application under the (c)(8) eligibility category, you may file Form I-765 150 days after you file your asylum application. The filing date is the date USCIS receives a properly filed Form I-589, Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal, and can be found on your receipt notice. Please see the Form I-765 instructions for more information. To file Form I-765 online, you must first visit my.uscis.gov to create a USCIS online account. There is no cost to create an account. A USCIS online account offers a variety of features, including the ability to communicate directly with USCIS about your application through a secure inbox. If you have previously filed a USCIS form online, you may use an existing USCIS online account. Online filing for Form I-765 is only available to certain categories of Form I-765 applicants. If you submit Form I-765 online to apply for an EAD, and you are not filing under an eligible category, USCIS may deny your application without refunding the fee. To learn which employment authorization categories allow for online filing, visit the Forms Available to File Online page. USCIS is committed to employing technological solutions and efficiencies to reduce processing times. Offering the option to file Form I-765 online makes the process of applying for immigration benefits efficient, secure, and convenient for more applicants and increases operational efficiencies for USCIS.

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Immigration
Akukulu

EB-1 and EB-2 Premium I-140 Processing የኢቢ 1 እና ኢቢ 2 የተፋጠነ ቪዛ አገልግሎት

የኢቢ 1 እና የኢቢ 2 የተፋጠነ የቪዛ አገልግሎት በ I-140 ተጀምሯል።የመጀመሪያው የዚህ አድል ተጠቃሚዎች ከላይ የጠቀስኳቸው ቪዛዎች ናቸው።ይህ ማፋጠኛ አሰራር ከዚህ በፊት ላመለከቱ ይሰራላቸዋል።ይህንን ፈጣን አሰራር እንዲሰራልን በማመልከቻ I-907 መጠየቅ አለብን። U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is implementing the next phase of the premium processing expansion for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I–140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. Similar to the first phase and second phase of the expansion, this phase only applies to certain previously filed Form I–140 petitions under an E13 multinational executive and manager classification or E21 classification as a member of professions with advanced degrees or exceptional ability seeking a national interest waiver (NIW). Petitioners who wish to request a premium processing upgrade must file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service. Beginning Sept. 15, 2022, we will accept Form I-907 requests for: E13 multinational executive and manager petitions received on or before Jan. 1, 2022; and E21 NIW petitions received on or before Feb. 1, 2022. We will reject premium processing requests for these Form I–140 classifications if the receipt date is after these dates. We have 45 days to take an adjudicative action on cases that request premium processing for these newly included Form I–140 classifications. We will not accept new (initial) Forms I–140 with a premium processing request at this time. On May 24, 2022, we published a new version of Form I-907, dated 05/31/22. As of July 1, we no longer accept the older 09/30/20 edition of form I-907. As previously announced, we are expanding premium processing to additional form types as part of our efforts to increase efficiency and reduce burdens to the overall legal immigration system. As we implement the expansion of premium processing in a phased approach, we will continue working toward premium processing availability of additional Form I–140 petitions, Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, and Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. We will also adhere to the legislative requirement that the expansion of premium processing must not cause an increase in processing times for regular immigration benefit requests.

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