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Stumbled across this. It talks about Field Offices etc. It may be of interest.

Source: https://www.uscis.gov/outreach/uscis...erson-services

USCIS Offices Resume In-Person ServicesU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services invites you to participate in a webinar on the reopening of USCIS domestic offices on Thursday, June 18, from 3 to 4 p.m. Eastern.

On March 18, we temporarily suspended routine in-person services at our field offices, asylum offices, and application support centers (ASCs) to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). USCIS began reopening some domestic offices and resuming non-emergency services on June 4. We are following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines to protect our workforce and the public.

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Nothing to do with London. Nothing at all.

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Correct, the piece mentions "domestic". Hence my saying "It may be of interest". Those involved in the process may be interested to learn a bit more about the wider issuses.

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Fair enough. So, it may be also be of interest that USCIS is starting the process to lay off three quarters of its workforce. To avoid this will require Congressional appropriation which will require Mr. Trump’s signature. His opposition to all immigration, both legal and unlawful is well known.

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Not the cheerie and positve news many are seeking but it is what it is.

Thanks for the heads-up

Stay safe🙂

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I find it ironic, considering the fact that his wife immigrated on an H1B followed by an EB1 visa, and that both his grandparents are immigrants from Germany. Similarly, our Home Secretary here in the UK has proposed a strict immigration bill that decreases the number of people eligible for immigration. Again, ironic, in view of the fact that both her newsagent parents are first-generation immigrants from Uganda who wouldn't have qualified under these new immigration laws. Without veering too far off topic, we live in strange times indeed.

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Strange times indeed.

Another week gone by and no word. Bearing in mind the initial 90 days target, then deducting the 10 or so days before lockdown when we received our email, I marked up my calender showing not to expect any word till Mid July.......please let me be wrong..............

Have a great weekend, everyone.

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Chin up, mate. It's frustrating, I know, but on the positive side, it looks like this week was the first week that we saw some momentum at the London USCIS Field Office (credit cards being charged, and one member on the VisaJourney forum's I-130 approval notice being sent out after she sent in more evidence after an RFE). I think everything is headed in the right direction, and you should hear soon given how long ago you filed.

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As per this link all immigrant adjustments and visa are now on hold. FYI, the government fiscal year ends on September 30th.

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I'm presuming this has no impact on anyone in this thread applying for a CR1/IR1 immigrant visa from outside of the United States, since spouses of US Citizens are one of the exception categories to Presidential Proclamation 10014?

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Thanks.

There is no mention of this to include spouses of US citizens. Didnt the previous EO give dispensation to USC spouses? Maybe its a different thing entirely (can you advise?). In what is an election year, it seems rather shortsighted to include USC spouses in this latest directive. Every USC is a vote.

Hey....it is what it is.

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lol.....you beat me to it.

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General principal - never "presume" anything. I've learned that over and over again.

Not that I really vouch for the article, it did say all immigrant categories. IR's are under "all." Also, the definition of "emergency" can be downright weird.

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Yes.

The article in the link also said "......it updated a list of exemptions to the hold ....." unless the "update" specifically changes the position regarding the Spouse Visa, is there much to be concerned about at this time? Has anything actually changed?

Is there a link available to the "update"?

Will there be an impact in the issue of Green Cards? The article suggests so. Does a USC Spouse Visa Beneficiary need a Green Card and without which they cannot take employment? Dont know...........

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"Green card" is but a nickname for evidence of "admission to lawful permanent residence." It is a status known to immigration cognescenti as LPR.

If and when you are issued an immigrant visa and thereafter successfully navigate the admission process you will be an LPR. Practice these days is that the immigrant visa in the passport will be endorsed as one year evidence of LPR status.

Employment is authorized incident to status.