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 from D4U Immigration, a retired USCIS Director, explains if and how this might 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 history showing that the United States and other countries have experienced an unprecedented increase in unauthorized migration across the US/Mexico/Canada border in recent years. Although unauthorized migration across our borders is not new, the large numbers are 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 delays in processing almost all types of visas 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’s very difficult to predict who will be the next president, I don’t believe that either a Biden or Trump administration will negatively affect legal immigration. I predict that processing delays will be reduced under either administration through more personnel and resources from the DHS (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) and USCIS, or by reducing the need to dedicate 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!
USCIS Postal Address Change 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, Request 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, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, filed with the application package, from USCIS service centers to an agency lockbox.
As a 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 usually do not affect the normal processing of your case, and USCIS typically notifies you of the change for your information. If you are a D4U client, you won’t need to worry about any 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!
