US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced last week a “new strategy known as eProcessing” in order to “accelerate USCIS’ transition to a digital business model.” L. Francis Cissna, the current USCIS director who just announced he is resigning effective June 1, 2019, says in the press release: “eProcessing modernizes USCIS’ work to create a paperless solution that is more effective for applicants, our officers, and our partner agencies.” According to USCIS, eProcessing will be a “complete digital experience” that will include everything from applying for a benefit to communicating with USCIS to obtaining a decision on a case.
Read moreUSCIS to Publish Revised Form I-539 and New Form I-539A for Co-Applicants
US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a revised Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, which will be published on their website on March 11, 2019. USCIS will only accept the revised Form I-539 with an edition date of 02/04/19 effective March 11, 2019, and USCIS will reject any Form I-539 with an edition date of 12/23/16 or earlier. On March 11, the agency will also publish a new Form I-539A, Supplemental Information for Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, a form that will replace the Supplement A provided in previous versions of Form I-539. Form I-539A is not a standalone form and should only be submitted along with Form I-539.
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