Yesterday afternoon USCIS announced that the second round of the H-1B cap-subject lottery just recently announced is now complete.
All prospective petitioners from this round of selection have been notified
Continue Reading Second H-1B Lottery selection round is now completeIn an announcement on July 27th, USCIS determined that not enough H-1B petition filings were submitted during the initial filing period from April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023. USCIS
Continue Reading Alert – Second Lottery on FY 2024 Cap H-1BsToday, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the number of FY2024 Cap H-1B Registrations received, with approximately 781,000 total. Of those registrations, 758,994 were found to be eligible
Continue Reading Alert – USCIS Announces FY2024 H-1B Registration NumbersYesterday marked another occurrence of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) placing a bandage on processing backlogs with the announcement of a temporary rule that increases the automatic extension period
Continue Reading Another USCIS Bandage – EAD Renewals
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced the temporary waiver of the requirement that the civil surgeon sign Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, within a
Continue Reading Temporary Waiver of Civil Surgeon 60-day Signature Rule
USCIS recently announced that the Form I-944, Declaration of Self-Sufficiency and any information and documentation required as part of the form are no longer required in response to a recent
Continue Reading USCIS Terminates I-944 Form
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced revisions to the naturalization civics test. The changes will affect those applicants who apply after December 1, 2020. These applicants will need
Continue Reading Naturalization Civics Test Changes
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that it will not furlough employees as had been previously scheduled to begin on August 30, 2020. USCIS had previously pushed back
Continue Reading USCIS Furlough is Cancelled
On May 29, 2020, President Trump issued yet another immigration-related Executive Order. This one is entitled, “Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers from
Continue Reading Chinese Student Alert – President Trump Executive Order
As some U.S. states are starting to re-open parts of their state, this alert is a reminder that the U.S. border with both Mexico and Canada remains closed for non-essential
Continue Reading U.S. Border Closure Alert -Until May 21st (at least)