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11/11/2022

11/03/2022

Labor certification- employment based green cards double previous years

Immigration announced there were 281,507 employment based cards for this year

This is more than double the typical annual total – due to unused family-based visa numbers from FY 2021 being allocated to the next fiscal year’s available employment-based visas.

By the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, 2022, - all visas were issued.

Immigration agencies granted 220,000 employment-based adjustment of status applications for individuals already present in the United States.

11/03/2022

🔵Immigration is extending deadlines for replying on certain notices because of COVID.

🇺🇸Immigration is providing an additional 60 days after the due date if the request or notice was issued between March 1, 2020, and Jan. 24, 2023,
including the following:

➡️Requests for Evidence;
➡️Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14);
➡️Notices of Intent to Deny;
➡️Notices of Intent to Revoke;
➡️Notices of Intent to Rescind;
➡️Notices of Intent to Terminate regional centers;
➡️Notices of Intent to Withdraw Temporary Protected Status;
➡️Motions to Reopen an N-400 Pursuant to 8 CFR 335.5, Receipt of Derogatory Information After Grant.

🔵In addition, USCIS will consider Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion, or a Form N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (Under Section 336 of the INA), if:

➡️The form was filed up to 90 calendar days from the issuance of an Immigration decision; and
➡️Decision was made between Nov. 1, 2021, and Jan. 24, 2023, inclusive.

Call our office for more information

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Chicago, IL 60646

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Miami, FL 33131

11/03/2022

🔵Expedited Employment Authorization for Healthcare and Childcare Workers🔵

If you are a healthcare worker or a childcare worker who has a valid immigration status and has an initial or renewal for Employment Authorization (Form I-765), that has been pending for over 90 days, you can request expedited processing.

🔵Do You Qualify?

To determine whether you are a qualifying healthcare worker, see this DHS advisory memorandum (“Healthcare / Public Health” section, pages 7-9)
To determine whether you are a qualifying childcare worker, see the U.S. Department of Labor’s Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code 39-9011, which includes workers who “attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions” and “perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.”
(Note that this definition does not include preschool teachers or teaching assistants.)

🔵Call our office for more information if you fall into one of these categories.

📞 773.774.0000

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🌎 www.KurczabaLegal.com

Hours By Appointment

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333 SE 2nd Avenue
(Avenue of the Americas)
Suite 2000
Miami, FL 33131

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6219 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60646

11/03/2022

🇺🇸There are several steps to apply for a visa.

The order of these steps and how you complete them may vary by U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
Please consult the instructions on the U.S. Embassy or Consulate website.

Complete the Online Visa Application

Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application, Form DS-160
You must:
1) complete the online visa application

2) print the application form confirmation page to bring to your interview.

3)Photo
You will upload your photo while completing the online Form DS-160.
Your photo must be in the format explained in the Photograph Requirements.

4)Schedule an Interview

Interviews are generally required for visa applicants with certain limited exceptions. Consular officers may require an interview of any visa applicant.

11/03/2022

🇺🇸We can assist business persons coming to the USA obtain the proper visa.

A foreign national traveling to the United States to conduct temporary business needs a visitor visa (B-1) unless qualifying for entry under the Visa Waiver Program.

Examples of temporary business include:

➡️Attending business meetings or consultations
➡️Attending a business convention or conference
➡️Negotiating contracts

For more info please contact our office
📞 773.774.0000

📩 [email protected]

🌎 www.KurczabaLegal.com

Hours By Appointment

📌333 SE 2nd Avenue
(Avenue of the Americas)
Suite 2000
Miami, FL 33131

11/03/2022

‼️Eb5 investors‼️

An eb5 investor must set up a new commercial enterprise (NCE).

The minimum investment depends on location but generally requires an investment of no less than $1,800,000, but for investments in targeted employment areas (TEAs) the minimum is only $900,000.

Plus the investment must result in the creation of at least 10 eligible job positions for each EB-5 investor.
Eligible jobs are actual positions created by the project itself and filled by qualified U.S. workers.
The positions must be considered full time 35 hours or more per week.

11/03/2022

🇺🇸U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued new rules for investors seeking green cards in America.

🇺🇸The (EB-5) category is for qualified investors who will contribute to the economic growth of the United States by investing in U.S. businesses and creating jobs for U.S. workers.

🇺🇸EB-5 investors have historically had the option of participating in the Regional Center Program, which allows an investor to rely on indirect job creation when they invest through a USCIS- designated regional center. Authorization related to the Regional Center Program lapsed at the end of the day on June 30, 2021.

The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 was revises general eligibility requirements, substantially reforming and codifying the Regional Center

Policy highlights include:

‼️Removing some provisions found in the EB-5 Modernization Rule.
‼️Adding that an applicant may file Form I-485 concurrently with, or subsequent to, a Form I-526
‼️Revising the investment amounts and targeted employment area designation process

10/12/2022

🇺🇸DOS posted the November 2022 Visa Bulletin.

In addition to final action dates and dates for filing, it contains notes on the diversity visa, extension of the employment fourth preference religious workers category, visa availability in the employment second category, and more.
USCIS determined that for November 2022, both the family-sponsored preference categories and the employment-based preference categories must use the Dates for Filing chart.

➡️🇺🇸https://www.aila.org/infonet/visa-bulletin-for-november-2022

For more info please contact our office at

📞 773.774.0000

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📍6219 N. Milwaukee Avenue Chicago,
IL 60646

10/11/2022

Christopher Kurczaba, JD

TOP RATED IMMIGRATION CHICAGO ATTORNEY

Chris is a well-known and respected attorney with over 25+ years practice experience.
With a B.A. in Political Science from Northwestern University and a law degree from Loyola University, Chris is licensed to practice law in Illinois.
He is also admitted to practice before the the United States Federal Court of the Northern District of Illinois, Supreme Court of Illinois and the New York Court of Appeals.
Chris is fluent in English, Polish and speaks Spanish.

With a focus on immigration law, Chris can assist you with immigration matters in any jurisdiction in the United States.
Chris is passionate and dedicated to helping individuals; families and businesses of all sizes find successful immigration solutions.

Services include, but not limited to:

➡️Citizenship & Naturalization
➡️Sponsorship of family members
➡️Obtaining waivers of unlawful presence in the U.S.
➡️Deferred action for childhood arrivals; work authorizations for those whom arrived in the U.S.
➡️Labor certifications
➡️Work Visas, including H1B
➡️Visas for performers
➡️Representation at Immigration court
➡️Translation services

📍6219 N. Milwaukee Avenue Chicago,
IL 60646

📞 773.774.0000

📩 [email protected]

🌎 www.KurczabaLegal.com

Hours By Appointment