Final Action dates for China and India EB-1 categories will retrogress, while EB-2 China and EB-3 India will advance....more
3/13/2018
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Most operations are either fee-based or considered “essential” and are therefore expected to proceed normally.
Barring passage of an eleventh-hour spending bill, the current continuing resolution will expire on January 20...more
Now is the time for employers to assess their FY2019 H-1B needs and start preparing their petitions for submission on April 2....more
Potential change would impact three-year extensions under the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act.
Recent press reports suggest that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the...more
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services will accept applications to comply with a recent court order, but will work concurrently to publish rules to rescind the program entirely. ...more
No change in Dates for Filing chart again; scant advancement in Final Action Dates chart.
The US Department of State (DOS) has released its January 2017 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date...more
1/17/2017
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Now is the time for employers to assess their FY2018 H-1B needs and start preparing their petitions for submission on April 3....more
No change in Dates for Filing chart again; minimal advancement in Final Action Dates chart.
The US Department of State (DOS) has released its January 2017 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority...more
12/15/2016
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No change in Dates for Filing chart; small gains in Final Action Dates chart.
The US Department of State (DOS) has released its December 2016 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date cutoffs...more
11/15/2016
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Qualified applicants would be granted parole in United States for up to five years.
On August 26, 2016, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published an advance copy of a proposed rule that would extend...more
July sees minor advancements in EB-3 categories following a retrogression in June.
The US Department of State (DOS) has released its July 2016 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date cutoffs...more
6/13/2016
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The bulletin shows significant retrogression in EB-2 for China and India and EB-3 China.
The US Department of State (DOS) has released its June 2016 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date...more
A new geographic sector that includes El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras has been added.
The US Department of State (DOS) has released its May 2016 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date...more
Employment-based second- and third-preference China categories show significant advancement.
The US Department of State (DOS) has released its March 2016 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority...more
Employment-based adjustment of status applicants must file using the Application Final Action Dates chart.
The US Department of State (DOS) has released its February 2016 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out...more
Federal court rules to allow limited relief of court’s order to May 10, 2016.
On January 23, Federal Court Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle granted a request by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to delay the possible...more
The Proposed Rule would implement provisions of the AC21 and introduce significant reforms to the employment-based immigration process.
On New Year’s Eve 2015, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a...more
Now is the time for employers to assess their FY2017 H-1B needs and to start preparing their petitions for submission on April 1.
On April 1, 2016, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting...more
Employment-based adjustment of status applicants must file using the Application Final Action Dates chart.
The US Department of State (DOS) has released its January 2016 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out...more
The previously announced filing date cut-offs have been rolled back significantly.
On September 25, the US Department of State issued a revised October Visa Bulletin that contains new and earlier filing cut-off dates...more
A new category of “filing” cutoff dates has been introduced to allow for earlier filing of adjustment of status applications and immigrant visa applications.
The US Department of State (DOS) has released its October 2015...more
9/10/2015
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Current STEM OPT holders not affected until February 2016.
A federal judge's ruling earlier this month invalidated the 17-month extension of optional practical training (OPT) for international students in the science,...more
Starting May 26, USCIS will temporarily suspend the 15-day premium processing service for all H-1B Extension of Stay petitions until July 27 to allow it to implement the H-4 Employment Authorization Document final rule in a...more
USCIS will begin returning petitions not selected in the lottery.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on May 4 that it has completed data entry of all fiscal year 2016 H-1B cap-subject petitions...more
The USCIS has commenced issuing receipts for cap-subject H-1B petitions.
On April 27, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin premium processing of cap-subject H-1B petitions that request premium...more