USCIS suspends biometrics for some to improve processing time
By EsqSocial Corporation 07/05/21
In an affidavit to a federal court filed May 3, 2021, the USCIS Acting Associate Director of Service Center Operations stated that to decrease a substantial backlog, the agency was set to suspend the collection of biometrics for H-4, L-2, E-1, E-2, and E-3 applicants filing for a change of status or extension of stay and work authorization. The suspension is effective May 17, 2021 and applies to both new and pending applications in which biometrics have not been scheduled. This announcement is a...
By: Dentons Davis Brown