Countries Subject to U.S. Visa Bonds On September 26, 2025, the U.S. Department of State updated its list of countries whose nationals may be required to post visa bonds when applying for B-1/B-2 (visitor) visas (here). The U.S. Department of State has updated its Visa Bond Pilot Program, requiring certain nationals to post refundable bonds […]
How Long Does It Take to Get a Naturalization Interview Scheduled? A client recently asked me, “Based on your recent cases, how long have you seen it usually take for naturalization interviews to be scheduled?” Instead of giving a broad, conservative estimate like “six months to a year,” I leaned into the data from my […]
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Updating your address with USPS does not update it with USCIS. Mail from USCIS also won’t be forwarded. If you’ve filed for an immigration benefit, be sure to notify USCIS directly of any address changes so you don’t miss important notices or delays.
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Get Ready for the 2025 Civics Test: What You Need to Know & How to Act Fast By: Emily Williams* The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating the Naturalization Civics Test. People who file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization before Oct. 20, 2025 will be administered the 2008 naturalization civics test. People who […]
The AOS processing time for a marriage green card could take 11-20 months for the spouse of a U.S. citizen and 11-20 months for the spouse of a U.S. green card holder.
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Visa retrogression occurs when more people apply for an immigrant visa in a particular category than there are immigrant visas available for that month. In these circumstances, the cut-off date on the Visa Bulletin moves backward to an earlier date.
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Visa retrogression may further impact the processing time of immigrant visa petitions.
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Preference relatives include the unmarried adult children of United States citizens, spouses and children of permanent residents, and brothers and sisters of adult United States citizens.
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Fastest Green Card Interview Yet – Just 7 Minutes! At Lally Immigration Services, we are proud to celebrate a new milestone: one of our marriage-based green card clients recently completed their entire USCIS adjustment interview in only 7 minutes! For context, most green card interviews last anywhere from 20 minutes to over an hour, depending […]
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services now offers a new payment option that allows fees to be paid electronically from a U.S. bank account. Starting right away, applicants can authorize direct payments to USCIS by completing and signing Form G-1650, Authorization for ACH Transactions, and submitting it along with their applications, petitions, or requests.
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R-1 visas allow foreign nationals who are members of a recognized religious denomination to come to the U.S. temporarily to work in a religious capacity.
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