Good news from USCIS
Here is some good news from USCIS !
USCIS Director Ur Jaddou testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement this week that it has improved its processing of backlog of cases that piled up since 2020. There were a lot of factors that contributed to this operational crisis including COVID-19, short staffing, and fiscal challenges. However, since 2021, the agency has since implemented systematic changes that helped reduce the backlog such as new fee structure and investing in technology updates and digital filing capabilities. Hopefully, in the months to come, USCIS will continue to process applications more efficiently and avoid further delays.
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In order to reduce the number of Requests for Evidence before adjudicating a greencard application, the USCIS has issued a latest guidance requiring certain applicants filing Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, to submit Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record with their Form I-485 or the Form I-485 may otherwise be rejected.
Applicants for adjustment of status generally must complete an immigration medical examination and all required vaccinations and submit a properly completed Form I-693 signed by a civil surgeon to show they are free from health conditions that would render them inadmissible under the health-related grounds. If you are required to submit Form I-693, or a partial Form I-693 (such as the Vaccination Record), you must submit it with your Form I-485. Otherwise, USCIS will reject your Form I-485.
It has revised the Form I-485 instructions to make filing the two forms together a requirement. Additional information on the immigration benefits that require an immigration medical examination and vaccinations, and whether a civil surgeon or panel physician should conduct the immigration medical examination is available in the USCIS Policy Manual.
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