Consular Issues

UPDATE:  Stateside H-1B Visa Renewal Pilot Program Coming SoonAlert! EB-5 Regional Center Program ReauthorizationDiscretionary Waiver of Interview for Certain Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants

COVID-19

I-9 Alert!  New Form I-9 and New Remote Verification Procedure for E-Verify EmployersI-9 Alert! End of COVID-19 FlexibilitiesUSCIS extends immigration related due dates for the FINAL time through 03/23/2023

EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

Alert! EB-5 Regional Center Program ReauthorizationEB-5 Alert: EB-5 Regional Center Program to Expire June 30EB-5 Breaking News!

Employment Verification Compliance (including I-9s, E-Verify, and Enforcement)

I-9 Alert! New Form I-9What Should You Do If ICE Comes Knocking?I-9 Alert!  Tick-Tock: Employers Must Use the New Form I-9 by November 1st!

General Immigration News and Updates

I-9 Alert! New Form I-9H-1B Cap Season: FY2026 Registration Dates and InformationMust-Knows for Those Considering Layoffs if They Lose Federal Funding

H-1B Temporary Workers

H-1B Cap Season: FY2026 Registration Dates and InformationMust-Knows for Those Considering Layoffs if They Lose Federal FundingH-1B Lottery for FY 2025 Complete

Immigrant Visas

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!USCIS announces automatic extension of Permanent Resident Cards (“Green Cards”) for Naturalization ApplicantsAlert! EB-5 Regional Center Program Reauthorization

Immigration Accountability Executive Action (Obama 2014)

Efforts to Address Immigration AnxietyVisa Waiver Program Changes – Certain Individuals No Longer EligibleUS Supreme Court to Consider Immigration Executive Action, DAPA Challenge

Intracompany Transferees (L-1 and Permanent Residence)

Must-Knows for Those Considering Layoffs if They Lose Federal FundingDiscretionary Waiver of Interview for Certain Nonimmigrant Visa ApplicantsUSCIS issues Policy Guidance on Employment Authorization for Certain H-4, E, and L Nonimmigrant Dependent Spouses

Investors, Traders and Entrepreneurs (E visas and Permanent Residence)

Must-Knows for Those Considering Layoffs if They Lose Federal FundingAlert! EB-5 Regional Center Program ReauthorizationUSCIS issues Policy Guidance on Employment Authorization for Certain H-4, E, and L Nonimmigrant Dependent Spouses

J-1 Waiver

J-1 Waivered Physicians: Meeting Patient NeedsBREAKING 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 StatesMeeting Patient Needs with J-1 Waivered Physicians

Lay Offs

Must-Knows for Those Considering Layoffs if They Lose Federal Funding

Non-Immigrant Visas (other than Es, Ls and H-1B)

Must-Knows for Those Considering Layoffs if They Lose Federal FundingJ-1 Waivered Physicians: Meeting Patient NeedsUSCIS extends immigration related due dates for the FINAL time through 03/23/2023

PERM Labor Certification

Must-Knows for Those Considering Layoffs if They Lose Federal FundingTrump 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

Permanent Residence

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!USCIS announces automatic extension of Permanent Resident Cards (“Green Cards”) for Naturalization Applicants

Priority Dates

Biden Administration Plans to Rescind COVID-19 Travel Bans and Instead Require Proof of Vaccination from International Travelers Beginning in NovemberImmigrant 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 PredictionsTrump Extends Travel Ban for Certain Nonimmigrants and Immigrants (Proclamations 10014 and 10052)

Startup Companies

Must-Knows for Those Considering Layoffs if They Lose Federal FundingH-1B Cap Season: FY2024 Registration Dates and InformationH-1B Cap Season: It's Time to Prepare!

Uncategorized

H-1B Lottery for FY 2025 CompleteAlert - Second Lottery on FY 2025 Regular Cap H-1BsStateside Pilot Program Will Issue H-1B Visa Stamps From Within the U.S.