General Immigration News and Updates
H-1B Cap Season: FY2024 Registration Dates and InformationUSCIS 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!
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
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
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
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)