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Original Date Announced
January 4, 2018Reuters, analyzing USCIS data, reports that the number of immigrant visas in the family preference categories fell in FY 2017, to the lowest levels in more than a decade, with just over 540,800 approvals. The change is reportedly due to an overall slowdown in adjudications and increase in denials of immigrant visa petitions. [ID #703]
Go to article on reuters.comEffective Date
January 4, 2018Biden Administration Action: Modified
December 15, 2021FY2021 USCIS Annual Statistics
USCIS' annual statistical report shows that the agency completed processing of 755,100 family-based petitions in fiscal 2021, down from the 840,800 completed in fiscal 2020 but up from the 598,400 completed in fiscal 2017. The report does not address the number of petitions approved or denied.
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Partially in effectMost Recent Action
December 15, 2021 Action: Modified FY2021 USCIS Annual StatisticsDecember 15, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: ReportedTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeSubject Matter: Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedAgencies Affected: USCIS
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Biden Administration Policy Documents
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Biden Administration Action
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FY 2021 USCIS Annual Statistics