US Citizenship and Immigration Services has made progress lowering visa processing times for work permits and other benefits despite record numbers of applications, agency Director Ur Jaddou told members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Appearing in Chicago at AILA’s annual national gathering Thursday, Jaddou touted accomplishments including reducing wait times across the board while acknowledging more needs to be done.
The agency received 3.5 million applications for employment authorization documents in 2023 and has received 3.2 million so far this year, Jaddou said. But average processing times have been reduced from 2.1 months at the end of fiscal year ...
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