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
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EB-5 Alert: EB-5 Regional Center Program to Expire June 30
(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
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EB-5 Breaking News!
On 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
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USCIS FORM I-9 ANNOUNCEMENT: Guidance on Form I-9 Temporary Flexibilities: Updated Information 5.19.21
Today, Wednesday May 19, 2021, Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Immigration and Citizenship Service announce clarification on its previous notice of March 31, 2021 providing another 60-day extension for remote
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USCIS to suspend biometrics requirements for H, L and E spouses
On May 3, 2021, USCIS announced, through a declaration submitted in the Edakunni v. Mayorkas litigation, that it will suspend the biometrics requirements for certain I-539 applicants for a two-year
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USCIS Terminates I-944 Form
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
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Travel Ban Alert: State Department Rescinds Previous Policy Impacting Nonimmigrant Workers and NIEs
On March 2nd, the State Department rescinded the previous policy for national interest exceptions (NIE) thereby making it more difficult for nonimmigrant workers and business travelers to obtain
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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
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FY2022 H-1B Cap Registration Dates Announced
As anxiously awaited, USCIS has announced the initial FY2022 H-1B Cap Registration dates. Employer Electronic Registration will open on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at 12:00 noon Eastern Time and continue
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USCIS to Delay Effective Date of H-1B Selection Process Changes
USCIS just announced that it will be publishing a notice in the Federal Register to delay implementation of changes to the H-1B Selection Final Rule until December 31, 2021.
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