The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 1, 2024 that it is changing the filing location for some types of forms. Warren Janssen, our partner and Internal Immigration Specialist, retired Director of USCIS explains if and how this could impact your process. Read and understand.
Immigration update: USCIS announces change in April
USCIS has just announced a change. The reason for this comes from a record that shows that the United States and other countries have experienced an unprecedented increase in unauthorized migration across the U.S./Mexico/Canada border in recent years. While unauthorized migration across our borders is nothing new, the sheer number is significantly impacting our immigration system and the processing of regular and authorized non-immigrant and immigrant visa applicants and their families.
The most notable impacts are the delays in processing almost all types of visa and citizenship applications. And, as you probably know, the United States will have its 4-year presidential election in 2024, which will certainly impact our immigration system.
Although it is very difficult to predict who will be the next president, I do not believe that a Biden or Trump administration will negatively affect legal immigration. I predict that processing delays will be reduced with either administration through more staff and resources at DHS (US Department of Homeland Security) and USCIS, or by reducing the need to devote resources to unauthorized irregular immigration.
The point is, don’t worry, I’m sure your case will continue to be processed normally and more quickly!
Change of USCIS mailing address for certain employment-based applications and petitions
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 1, 2024 that it is changing the filing location for Form I-907, Application for Premium Processing Service; Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker; and Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and for Forms I-131, Application for Travel Document; I-765, Application for Employment Authorization; and I-824, Request for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, filed with the application package, from USCIS service centers to an agency safe deposit box.
As the former Deputy Director of the Nebraska Service Center, we frequently changed the address for filing various immigration forms and applications. The changes were made to reflect workloads and processing goals to better align with future immigration resources and needs.
These changes generally do not affect the normal processing of your case and USCIS usually notifies you of the change for your information. If you’re a D4U client, you won’t have to worry about changes to any new USCIS location where your case is processed and adjudicated. D4U will ensure that your case is on track for approval. Sit back and relax, D4U is working for you!