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Work Authorization for H-4 Program Begin as Planned after Judge's Ruling

By Bill at May 26, 2015 23:17
Filed Under: Immigration News
On May 24, Federal District Judge Tanya Chutkan denied Save Jobs USA's motion for preliminary injunction against H-4 EAD rule. This ruling means President Obama's controversial EAD for H-4 program can go into effect on May 26 as planned.read news, read ruling 

Under the program, legal guest-workers' spouses, who now are generally barred from working, will be allowed to apply for work permits, giving them the chance to win jobs. The Obama administration said allowing the spouses to work will help entice the best H-1B applicants from around the world. 

Officials expect about 179,000 people to be eligible the first year, and 55,000 a year after that. For more information about the EAD for H-4 program, please review these articles and documents:


U.S. employers are always looking for skilled workers, even in holiday seasons. Please polish your resume and update your career profiles regularly. 


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Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

By Bill at May 26, 2015 21:49
Filed Under: Visa Knowledge

Note: If you are filing Form I-765 with another form type, such as Form I-539, please file both forms at the location specified by the other form. The below addresses should be used when Form I-765 is not being submitted with another form.

Eligibility Category 8 CFR Category Description Filing Location
274a.12    
(a)(1) Lawful Permanent Resident Separate employment authorization card not required. Use Form I-551 (Permanent Residence Card).
(a)(3) Refugee USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(a)(4) Paroled as a Refugee USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(a)(5) Asylee (Granted Asylum) USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(a)(6) K-1 Nonimmigrant Fiancé of a USC or K-2 Dependent USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(a)(7) N-8 or N-9 Nonimmigrant USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(a)(8) Admitted as Citizen of Micronesia/Marshall Is. USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(a)(9) K-3 Nonimmigrant Spouse of USC or K-4 Dependent USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(a)(10) Granted Withholding of Removal or Withholding of Deportation USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517
(a)(11) Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) granted File according to the most recent Federal Register notice for your country’s DED order.
(a)(12) Temporary Protected Status

Granted

 See instructions in the Federal Register notice for your country’s TPS designation.
Temporary Protected Status Granted - replacement of a valid lost, stolen or mutilated employment authorization card. USCIS Vermont Service Center

This address may be used for both US Postal Service and private courier deliveries:

USCIS
Vermont Service Center
Attn: TPS
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001
(a)(13) Family Unity Benefits Granted USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(a)(14) LIFE Act Family Unity Granted For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 7219
Chicago, IL 60680-7219

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: VKL
131 South Dearborn-3rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-7219
(a)(15) V-1, V-2, or V-3 Nonimmigrant USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U. S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 7219
Chicago, IL 60680-7219

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: VKL
131 South Dearborn-3rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60680-7219
(a)(16) T-1 Nonimmigrant This address may be used for both US Postal Service and private courier deliveries:

USCIS
Vermont Service Center
Attn: I-765
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001
(a)(17) Spouse of an E-1/E-2 Treaty Trader or Investor, or Spouse of an E-3 Certain Specialty Occupation Professional from Australia USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(a)(18) Spouse of an L-1 Intracompany Transferee USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(a)(19) U-1 Nonimmigrant USCIS
Vermont Service Center
Attn: I-765
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001
(a)(20) U-2, U-3, U-4 or U-5 Nonimmigrant USCIS
Vermont Service Center
Attn: I-765
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001
Eligibility Category 8 CFR Category Description Filing Location
274a.12    
(c)(1) Spouse/Dependent of Foreign Government Official Department of State
(c)(2) Spouse/Dependent of Employee of the Coordination Council NA Affairs USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(c)(3)(i)

SeeNOTE

 F-1 Optional Practical Training (OPT)

 

NOTE: Do not use the (c)(3)(i) category on your application. Use one of the following categories instead:

 

(c)(3)(A), Pre-Completion OPT

 

(c)(3)(B), Post-Completion OPT

 

(c)(3)(C), 17 Month Extension for an F-1 Student who has received a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), that appears on the STEM designated Degree Program List published on the SEVP website available through the Related Links on thewww.uscis.gov website

 USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(c)(3)(ii) F-1 Offered Employment Under the International Organization Immunities Act USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(c)(3)(iii) F-1 Seeking Off-Campus Employment Due to Severe Economic Hardship USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(c)(4) Spouse/Dependent of G-1, 3, 4 Nonimmigrant Department of State/United States Mission to the UN (alien's sponsoring organization)
(c)(5) J-2 Nonimmigrant status USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(c)(6) M-1 Practical Training USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(c)(7) Dependent of NATO-1 Through NATO-7 Submit your application through your principal’s sponsoring organization and your application will be reviewed and forwarded by DOS, USUN, or NATO/SACLANT 
(c)(8) Asylum applicant USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
Asylum applicant under special ABC filing instructions and you are filing your asylum and EAD applications together. Mail to the USCIS Service Center where you are filing your asylum application.
(c)(9) Pending Family Based Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Resident or Adjust Status pursuant to Section 245 of the INA pending, and you filed your application with the USCIS Chicago Lockbox, and your receipt number begins with “MSC,” or you filed with the Immigration Judge USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517
Pending Employment Based Form I-485 Application to Adjust Status pursuant to Section 245 of the INA USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(c)(10) Applicant for Section 244 Suspension of Deportation or 240A Cancellation of Removal (applicants who are NOT eligible for NACARA 203 Relief) USCIS Chicago Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
PO Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

 

Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517
Applicant for Special Rule Cancellation of Removal under NACARA USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(c)(11) Paroled in the Public Interest USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517
(c)(12) Not in use  
(c)(13) Not in use  
(c)(14) Deferred Action Granted USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
PO Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

 

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517
An alien who has been granted Deferred Action as a surviving spouse or qualified child, or based

on an approved Form I-360 filed for a battered or abused spouse or child

 USCIS Vermont Service Center 
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001
(c)(15) Not in use  
(c)(16) Adjustment Applicant Based on Continuous Residence Since January 1, 1972 USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517
(c)(17)(i) B-1 Nonimmigrant Who is the Personal or Domestic Servant of a Nonimmigrant Employer USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(c)(17)(ii) B-1 Nonimmigrant Who is a Domestic Servant of a USC USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(c)(17)(iii) B-1 Nonimmigrant Employed by a Foreign Airline USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(c)(18) Final Order of Deportation and Release on Order of Supervision USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517
(c)(19) Temporary Treatment Benefits during pendency of an Application for Temporary Protected Status or Application to Extend TPS Status Please refer to the Federal Register notice orTemporary Protected Status Web page for more information on where to file your form and to see if online filing is available for your designated country.
(c)(20) Pending Form I-700, Application for Temporary Resident Status as a Special Agricultural Worker Under Sec 210 of the Immigration and Nationality Act USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).
(c)(21) S Nonimmigrant Don't use Form I-765. See USCIS Contact
(c)(22) Pending Form I-687 Application for Status as a Temporary Resident Under Sec 245A of the Immigration and Nationality Act USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 7219
Chicago, IL 60680-7219

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: VKL
131 South Dearborn-3rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-7219
(c)(23) Q Nonimmigrant Do not use Form I-765. I-94 used.
(c)(24) LIFE Legalization Applicant USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 7219
Chicago, IL 60680-7219

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: VKL
131 South Dearborn-3rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-7219
(c)(25) T-2, T-3, or T-4 Nonimmigrant This address may be used for both US Postal Service and private courier deliveries:

USCIS
Vermont Service Center
Attn: I-765
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001
(c)(26)

H-4 Spouse of an H-1B Nonimmigrant

File with the USCIS Dallas Lockbox Facilityif the receipt number of your H-1B principal spouse’s most recent Form I-797 Notice of Approval for Form I-129 begins with EAC orLIN

File with the USCIS Phoenix Lockbox Facility if the receipt number of your H-1B principal spouse’s most recent Form I-797 Notice of Approval for Form I-129 begins with SRC or WAC

USCIS Dallas Lockbox Facility

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
PO Box 660921
Dallas, TX 75266

For Express Mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: H4
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox Facility

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
P.O. Box 20400
Phoenix, AZ 85036

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: H4
1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S
Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85034
(c)(31) VAWA Self-Petitioners USCIS
Vermont Service Center
Attn: I-765
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001
(c)(33) Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals when filing with Form I-821D.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals when decided by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

 Mail your Forms I-765 and I-765WS together with Form I-821D to the Form I-821D filing address

 

USCIS Chicago Lockbox Facility

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
P.O. Box 5757
Chicago, IL 60680-5757

For Express Mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: DACA
131 South Dearborn-3rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

 

USCIS Phoenix and Dallas Lockbox facilities
If you live in: Mail your application to:

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota,
Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming,
Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands.

 USCIS Phoenix Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service (USPS) deliveries:

USCIS
PO Box 21281
Phoenix, AZ 85036

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: AOS
1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S
Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85034

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware,
District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Mississippi,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico,
New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,
Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont,
Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands,
or West Virginia

 USCIS Dallas Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Deliveries:

USCIS
PO Box 660867
Dallas, TX 75266

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: AOS
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067

E-Notification: If you want to receive an e-mail and/or a text message that your Form I-765 has been accepted at a USCIS Lockbox facility, complete Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance and clip it to the first page of your application.

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Great News! H-4 visa holders can apply for work authorization in May!

By Bill at February 24, 2015 22:41
Filed Under: Immigration News
Myvisajobs team are excited to share some great news with you! USCIS announced on Feb 24 that the final rule allowing spouses of certain H1-B visa holders to obtain work authorization was approved, and would become effective on May 26, 2015! view final rule orUSCIS announcement 

USCIS estimates the number of individuals eligible to apply for employment authorization under the new rule could be as high as 179,600 in the first year and 55,000 annually in subsequent years. The numbers are nearly 85% higher than previously estimated. 

Under the new rule, eligible H-4 dependent spouses must file the revised Form I-765(Application for Employment Authorization), with supporting evidence and the required $380 fee in order to obtain employment authorization. Once USCIS approves the Form I-765 and the H-4 dependent spouse receives Employment Authorization Document (EAD), he or she may begin working in the United States. 

Eligible individuals include certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants who:
  • Are the principal beneficiaries of an approved Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker; or
  • Have been granted H-1B status under sections 106(a) and (b) of the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000. The Act permits H-1B nonimmigrants seeking lawful permanent residence to work and remain in the United States beyond the six-year limit on their H-1B status.
USCIS will begin accepting H-4 EAD applications on May 26, 2015. If you want to know more about H-1B visa and H-4 visa work authorization, please visit Work Visa section ofmyvisajobs.com. 

U.S. employers are expected to file more than 150,000 labor condition application for H-1B visa in April. It is time for you to update your career profile and pitch potential employers now! 

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