USCIS Extends the Provisions for Additional Time on RFEs and other Responses & Attorney Dev Banad Viswanath to Work Out of India Offices From February 18th through March 4th, Available for Consultations (Bangalore, Mumbai, and Delhi)!
By
Dev B. Viswanath, Esq.
Attorney Dev Banad Viswanath will be working out of the India Offices during the second half of February into the 1st week of March 2021. For anyone interested in setting up a personal in-person consultation or same time zone consultation through Skype/Zoom or phone, may contact our offices or email Info@Banadlaw.com, listing the city they wish to have the consultation and their contact details. The attorney will be in Bangalore, Mumbai, and New Delhi. The exact dates are as follows:
- Bangalore/Bengaluru: February 18th through February 23rd and again March 2nd through March 4th
- Mumbai/Bombay: February 24th through February 27th
- Delhi: February 28th and March 1st
For anyone wishing to schedule an appointment, please contact our offices.
In addition, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the Agency is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants, petitioners, and requestors who are responding to certain:
1) Requests for Evidence;
2) Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14);
3) Notices of Intent to Deny; Notices of Intent to Revoke;
4) Notices of Intent to Rescind; Notices of Intent to Terminate regional centers; and
5) Motions to Reopen an N-400 Pursuant to 8 CFR 335.5, Receipt of Derogatory Information.
In addition, USCIS will consider a Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion, or Form N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (Under Section 336 of the INA), if:
- The form was filed up to 60 calendar days from the issuance of a decision we made; and
- We made that decision anytime from March 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021.
Notice/Request/Decision Issuance Date: This flexibility applies to the above documents if the issuance date listed on the request, notice, or decision is between March 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021, inclusive.
Response Due Date: USCIS will consider a response to the above requests and notices received within 60 calendar days from the response due date set in the request or notice before taking any action. Additionally, the Agency will consider a Form N-336 or Form I-290B received up to 60 calendar days from the date of the decision before any action is taken.
For any questions of concerns, please do contact an experienced immigration professional.