Last week the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California issued its ruling in United States of America v. State of California. Fox Rothschild’s Jeffrey D.
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DOS Moves US Spouse/Unmarried Minor Child Interviews from New Delhi to Mumbai
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On March 6, 2018, the US Department of State announced a change in the location of certain greencard interviews in India.
In summary, for interviews scheduled on or after April…
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Premium Processing of H-1B Petitions Further Expanded, Effective Immediately
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The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced today, September 18, 2017, that it will again expand its resumption of premium processing for additional types of H-1B petitions.
Effective immediately,…
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Premium Processing Resumes for Certain Cap-Exempt H-1B Petitions, Effective Immediately
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The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced today, July 24, 2017, that it will again expand its resumption of premium processing for certain types of H-1B petitions.
Effective immediately,…
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CBP to Email I-94 Expiration Dates
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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced yesterday that beginning on May 31, 2017, it will email reminders to Visa Waiver Program travelers notifying them of their “last possible departure …
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FY2018 H-1B Cap Random Lottery Confirmed
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During this time of increased unpredictability in US immigration law, it was good to see that the US Citizenship and Immigration Service had confirmed that the upcoming FY2018 H-1B random …
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Travel Ban Revisited: New Executive Order Targets Only 6 Countries
The Trump Administration issued a revised Executive Order on travel with an apparent desire to survive a court challenge by modifying some of the elements that judges found troubling in…
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Federal Appeals Panel Upholds Injunction Blocking Trump’s Immigration Ban
A unanimous three-judge panel has rejected the Trump Administration’s bid to revive a travel ban that would have blocked most travel into the United States by natives of seven Middle…
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FY2017 H-1B Cap: Data Entry Complete for Lottery Winners
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Moving quickly along, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) informed the public that it completed data entry of all “winning” fiscal year 2017 (FY2017) H-1B cap-subject petitions (i.e., petitions…
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FY2017 H-1B Cap: Premium Processing to Start on May 12, 2016
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This just in…the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a news release on Friday, April 22nd stating that the premium processing clock will start on Thursday, May 12, 2016.
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