USCIS Bangkok Field Office in Thailand Will Close for a Day on May 2, 2016

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) adjudicates most immigration cases.  USCIS offices are mostly based in the U.S., with some offices abroad.   

USCIS Bangkok Field Office will close for maintenance on Monday, May 2, 2016.  It will resume operations during normal business hours on Tuesday, May 3, 2016.  Its regular business hours are from 8:30 a.m. to noon, from Mondays to Fridays.  It closes on Thai and American holidays.   

The May 2, 2016 closure information is important because USCIS Bangkok has jurisdiction over many U.S. immigration matters for the Asia/Pacific District, covering countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, East Timor, Taiwan, Macau, and Hong Kong.  

USCIS Bangkok accepts walk-ins on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Government filing fee for immigration petitions and applications is payable at the U.S. Embassy’s cashier with either a Visa or MasterCard, or in cash with U.S. dollars or Thai baht.    

This article is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be relied on as legal advice or attorney-client relationship. By Aik Wan Kok, Lawyer USA Immigration Services, at Tiya; Tel: 703-772-8224 & koka at tiyalaw dot com; Direct dial from abroad: 001-703-772-8224; https://www.tiyaimmigration.com ; http://tiyalaw.blogspot.com ;https://immigrationresource.net 

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The U.S. Department of State announced recently immigration visa number for employment-based preference 2 category (EB-2) for countries worldwide, Mexico and the Philippines has retrogressed to January 1, 2009 starting in the month of July 2009. EB-2 immigrant visa number for China and India continues to be unavailable.

EB-2 candidates can still be sponsored for green card such as the I-140 Petition for Alien Worker.  However, if EB-2 candidates’ priority date is prior to January 2009, they will not be eligible to file for I-485, Application for Adjustment of Status starting July 2012 until immigrant visa number becomes current/available for their country of birth.

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June 26, 2012:  By Aik Wan Kok Fillali, Attorney USA Immigration Law Services, at Tiya; Tel: 703-772-8224; Email: koka at tiyalaw dot com

https://www.tiyaimmigration.com ; http://tiyalaw.blogspot.com ; https://immigrationresource.net

We represent companies, employers, individuals and families in green card, work visa and citizenship matters in U.S. immigration law. We also have a focus on self-petition green card cases such as extraordinary ability and national interest waiver.

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This article is intended for informational purposes only; and should not be relied on as legal or any advice, or attorney-client relationship.

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Change of Filing Location for Certain I-601 and I-212 Waiver Applications

As of June 4, 2012, foreign nationals abroad who have applied for certain visas (immigration visa, or nonimmigrant K or V visa) and who have been found ineligible for inadmissibility by a U.S. Consular Officer may file their requests to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility directly to a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Lockbox facility in the U.S.

This change of filing location will shorten processing time and faciliate consistent adjudication of waiver cases.

The affected filings include:

• Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility
• Form I-212, Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United States After Deportation or Removal
• Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion, (if filed after a denial of a Form I-601 or Form I-212)

Immigrant visa waiver applicants in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, will have the option to either mail their waiver applications to the USCIS Lockbox in the United States or file in-person at the USCIS office in Ciudad Juarez for a limited six-month transition period.

This change of filing location is separate from the provisional waiver proposal published in the Federal Register on Mar. 30, 2012.

May 23, 2012:  By Aik Wan Kok Fillali, Attorney USA Immigration Services, at Tiya; Tel: 703-772-8224; Email: koka at tiyalaw dot com

https://www.tiyaimmigration.com ; http://tiyalaw.blogspot.com ; https://immigrationresource.net

We represent companies, employers, individuals and families in green card, work visa and citizenship matters in U.S. immigration law. We also have a focus on self-petition green card cases such as extraordinary ability and national interest waiver.

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