American Institutions of Research:Proposed changes

October 26, 2011 on 6:32 pm | In Changes in Law | No Comments

American Institutes of Research regulation are about to be changed. Public comments are being sought. Research Institution list may move hereafter from the 8 CFR 316.20 to the USCIS website.

The government seeks to standard procedures for an organization to be recognized as a research institute and also provide for inclusion of new institutions and removal of existing organizations from the list.

It is going to be more bureaucracy. The proposed changes would also require each listed institution to seek renewal every ten years, of its status as a research organization.

EAD and Citizenship Certificate get a facelift

October 25, 2011 on 7:14 pm | In Policy | No Comments

Employment authorization document and the certificate of citizenship are redesigned. New EADs are issued forthwith i.e. 10/25/11 and the new citizenship certificates are issued from 10/30/11. The change would prevent tampering and counterfeiting and would help quick detection of fraudulent documents, the government reports.

EADs in existence would be replaced by the redesigned EADs upon expiry. However, the older citizenship certificate issued so far would remain valid indefinitely. The new design would be incorporated in the certificates issued from now on.

Let us hope that every officer would know about the existence of different certificates in future. Permanent resident cards nowadays display an expiry date, following change in government policy, while previous green cards with no expiration dates remain valid. But, reports are frequent that travellers are questioned who provide the older green cards with no expiration dates.

I-360 widow and widower petition

October 4, 2011 on 10:30 pm | In I-360 | No Comments

I-360 petition filing deadline is fast approaching for widows and widwer seeking adjustment of status.

Foreign nationals who were married to U.S. citizen for less than two years when the U.S. citizen spouse died were given a two year relief to self petition for themselves and certain dependents. This two year period deadline is set to expire on October 28, 2011.

Widow(er)s are reminded by the USCIS to file their petitions in time in order to retain eligibility for widow or widower immigration benefits.

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