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J-1 Waiver
Premium Processing Resumes: June 2020 Phase-In Dates
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
Posted in COVID-19, General Immigration News and Updates, H-1B Temporary Workers, Immigrant Visas, Intracompany Transferees (L-1 and Permanent Residence), Investors, Traders and Entrepreneurs (E visas and Permanent Residence), J-1 Waiver, Non-Immigrant Visas (other than Es, Ls and H-1B), Permanent Residence, Startup Companies
On 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 eligible I-129 Nonimmigrant Worker petitions. (See USCIS website at https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-resumes-premium-processing-certain-petitions.)
USCIS temporarily suspended premium processing availability for all eligible Form I-129 and I-140 petitions…
J-1 Waiver Physicians: COVID-19 Reduction in Hours and Telehealth (Limited) Temporary Flexibility
On May 11, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Memorandum relating to certain J-1 waivered foreign medical graduates during the COVID-19 national emergency. The memo, captioned “Temporary Policy Changes for Certain Foreign Medical Graduates During the COVID-19 National Emergency” was issued solely as guidance to USCIS officers with regard…
PA DOH To Begin Accepting ARC J-1 Waiver Applications
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (PA DOH) announced on September 12, 2013, that with the start of the new fiscal year on October 1, 2013, it will begin accepting J-1 Waiver applications under the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Waiver Program.
The waiver programs were established to waive the 2-year home-presence requirement of foreign medical graduates…