Consular Issues

Alert! EB-5 Regional Center Program ReauthorizationDiscretionary Waiver of Interview for Certain Nonimmigrant Visa ApplicantsEB-5 Alert: EB-5 Regional Center Program to Expire June 30

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)

ICE Extends Temporary COVID-19 Flexibility for Form I-9 through July 31, 2023Another USCIS Bandage - EAD RenewalsALERT! Expedited EADs for Health Care Workers

General Immigration News and Updates

ICE Extends Temporary COVID-19 Flexibility for Form I-9 through July 31, 2023Another USCIS Bandage - EAD RenewalsUSCIS Reveals FY 2023 H-1B Cap Registration Statistics

H-1B Temporary Workers

USCIS Reveals FY 2023 H-1B Cap Registration StatisticsAlert! H-1B Cap Registration Period Opens March 1st!H-1B Cap Season: It's Time to Prepare!

Immigrant Visas

Alert! EB-5 Regional Center Program ReauthorizationBiden 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 Predictions

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)

Discretionary Waiver of Interview for Certain Nonimmigrant Visa ApplicantsUSCIS issues Policy Guidance on Employment Authorization for Certain H-4, E, and L Nonimmigrant Dependent SpousesBREAKING NEWS: Changes to Work Authorization for H-4 and L-2 Spouses

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

Alert! EB-5 Regional Center Program ReauthorizationUSCIS issues Policy Guidance on Employment Authorization for Certain H-4, E, and L Nonimmigrant Dependent SpousesBiden Administration Plans to Rescind COVID-19 Travel Bans and Instead Require Proof of Vaccination from International Travelers Beginning in November

J-1 Waiver

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 StatesMeeting Patient Needs with J-1 Waivered PhysiciansPremium Processing Resumes: June 2020 Phase-In Dates

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

DHS Designation of Ukraine for TPSAlert! H-1B Cap Registration Period Opens March 1st!ALERT! Expedited EADs for Health Care Workers

PERM Labor Certification

Trump 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 PredictionsImmigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB1 and EB5 remain current with slight movement in EB3 and EB-2; Coronavirus/DOS Closures cause uncertainty and unpredictability; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions

Permanent Residence

Temporary Waiver of Civil Surgeon 60-day Signature RuleBiden 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 Predictions

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

H-1B Cap Season: It's Time to Prepare!Discretionary Waiver of Interview for Certain Nonimmigrant Visa ApplicantsFY2022 H-1B Cap Registration Dates Announced

Uncategorized

Another USCIS Bandage - EAD RenewalsTemporary Waiver of Civil Surgeon 60-day Signature RuleFY2022 H-1B Cap Registration Dates Announced