U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released clarified policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the validity period of employment authorization for F-1 nonimmigrant students under Special Student Relief (SSR) provisions. This clarification addresses situations of severe economic hardship due to emergent circumstances.

USCIS has introduced an additional mail delivery process for lawful permanent residents to obtain temporary evidence of their status, eliminating the need for a physical visit to a field office for the Alien Documentation, Identification, and Telecommunication (ADIT) stamp, commonly known as an I-551 stamp.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the expansion of myProgress, formerly known as personalized processing times, to include Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, and Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.

The text outlines special provisions for the treatment of certain individuals as immediate relatives within the context of immigration law, particularly in cases where a citizen of the United States dies due to military service-related circumstances.

The global allocation of employment-based immigrants is determined annually, guided by specific provisions. For each fiscal year, the baseline level is set at 140,000 (A). This baseline is then adjusted based on a computed figure (B), detailed in paragraph (2).

In fiscal year 1992, the computation specified in paragraph (2)(A) results in a zero allocation.

In this chapter:

14. Foreign State: Includes outlying possessions of a foreign state, excluding self-governing dominions or territories under mandate or trusteeship, which are considered separate foreign states.

15. Immigrant: Refers to every alien except nonimmigrant aliens falling into the following classes:

(A)

(i) Ambassadors, public ministers, or career diplomatic or consular officers accredited by a recognized foreign government, accepted by the President or Secretary of State, along with their immediate family.

1. Administrator: The official appointed by the Secretary of State under section 1104(b) of this title.

2. Advocates: Encompasses actions such as advising, recommending, advancing through overt acts, and expressing belief in.

3. Alien: Any individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States.

The global quota for employment-based immigrants for a fiscal year, as defined in this subsection, is determined by:

(A) A base level of 140,000, plus

(B) The number calculated under paragraph (2).

Under paragraph (2):

(A) The count for fiscal year 1992 is zero.

(1)(A) The annual worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants under this subsection for a fiscal year is, subject to subparagraph (B), determined as follows:

(i) Start with 480,000.

(ii) Subtract the sum of the number computed under paragraph (2) and the number computed under paragraph (4).

(iii) Add the number (if any) computed under paragraph (3).

(B)(i) For fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994, substitute 465,000 for 480,000 in subparagraph (A)(i).

(ii) In no case shall the number computed under subparagraph (A) be less than 226,000.

(2) The number computed under this paragraph for a fiscal year is the total of aliens described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(2) who were issued immigrant visas or otherwise obtained lawful permanent resident status in the previous fiscal year.

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