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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has officially announced the FY2024 H-1B Cap Registration dates. Below is a summary of some information that you should know:
This year’s initial registration period for the H-1B cap lottery will be from noon Eastern on March 1 to noon Eastern on March 17, 2023.
Caution: H-1B Cap Registration ends at noon…
Continue Reading H-1B Cap Season: FY2024 Registration Dates and InformationOn January 24, 2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced another extension of certain…
Continue Reading USCIS extends immigration related due dates for the FINAL time through 03/23/2023Multinational executives and managers and applicants for National Interest Waivers can now apply for green cards on an expedited basis – E13 and E21I-140 Petitions may now be premium processed!
On January 12, 2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the implementation of the final…
Continue Reading Multinational executives and managers and applicants for National Interest Waivers can now apply for green cards on an expedited basis – E13 and E21I-140 Petitions may now be premium processed!It’s That Time of Year Again: Make Your Plans for the H-1B Lottery
At the start of each year, we kick off H-1B Cap Season by working with…
Continue Reading It’s That Time of Year Again: Make Your Plans for the H-1B LotteryThe Latest
Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – Employment based categories expected to advance; Coronavirus/DOS Closures continue to cause uncertainty and unpredictability; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
In our continuing series of reports, Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his most recent analysis of current trends and…
Continue Reading Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – Employment based categories expected to advance; Coronavirus/DOS Closures continue to cause uncertainty and unpredictability; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions(Updated July 1, 2021)
The EB-5 Regional Center Program will expire at midnight tonight because Congress has not reached an agreement on reauthorization.
An attempt by Senators Chuck Grassley and…
Continue Reading EB-5 Alert: EB-5 Regional Center Program to Expire June 30On June 22, 2021, Magistrate Judge Jaqueline Scott Corley from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the EB-5 Modernization Final Rule was not lawfully…
Continue Reading EB-5 Breaking News!BREAKING NEWS: Biden Revokes Revokes Proclamation 10014 and Sections 1 of Proclamation 10052, and Proclamation 10131/Issues Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to The United States
This evening, February 24, 2021, President Biden posted his Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to The United States. This new proclamation revokes the ones issued under the previous…
Continue Reading BREAKING NEWS: Biden Revokes Revokes Proclamation 10014 and Sections 1 of Proclamation 10052, and Proclamation 10131/Issues Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to The United StatesTrump Extends Travel Ban for Certain Nonimmigrants and Immigrants (Proclamations 10014 and 10052)
On December 31, 2020, the President signed a Presidential Proclamation on Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Continue to Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market.
Continue Reading Trump Extends Travel Ban for Certain Nonimmigrants and Immigrants (Proclamations 10014 and 10052)Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB1 and EB3 advance rapidly; all other employment and fmily categories advance moderately; Coronavirus/DOS Closures cause uncertainty and unpredictability; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
In our continuing series of reports, Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his most recent analysis of current trends and…
Continue Reading Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB1 and EB3 advance rapidly; all other employment and fmily categories advance moderately; Coronavirus/DOS Closures cause uncertainty and unpredictability; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and PredictionsImmigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB1 and EB5 remain current with slight movement in EB3 and EB-2; Coronavirus/DOS Closures cause uncertainty and unpredictability; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
In our continuing series of reports, Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his most recent analysis of current trends and…
Continue Reading Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB1 and EB5 remain current with slight movement in EB3 and EB-2; Coronavirus/DOS Closures cause uncertainty and unpredictability; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and PredictionsOn Friday, May 29, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced plans for the phased-in resumption of premium processing for eligible I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker petitions and…
Continue Reading Premium Processing Resumes: June 2020 Phase-In DatesCOVID-19/Coronavirus Pandemic: Summary of Presidential Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants
On April 22, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation suspending the entry of any individual seeking to enter the United States as an immigrant who:
Is outside the United States…
Continue Reading COVID-19/Coronavirus Pandemic: Summary of Presidential Proclamation Suspending Entry of ImmigrantsThe Immigration Practice Group
Fox’s immigration attorneys regularly provide assistance to clients looking to ensure their hiring and employment practices comply with immigration laws as well as to those simply seeking counsel on navigating the many complex regulations. We advise employers on securing nonimmigrant work visas for new hires; guide institutions in developing and implementing system-wide immigration policies and protocols; prepare and file physician J-1 waiver applications; a variety of nonimmigrant petitions and a range of permanent residence filings, as well as offer training on I-9 Compliance and Social Security mismatches.