On September 14, 2021, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that, effective October 1, 2021, applicants subject to the immigration medical examination must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19...more
On April 27, 2021, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual instructing USCIS officers to give deference to prior determinations when adjudicating petition...more
On July 29, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) in State of New York, et al. v. DHS, et al. and Make the Road NY et al. v. Cuccinelli, et al. enjoined the Department of Homeland Security...more
On July 31, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule adjusting the filing fees associated with various immigration case types. In its announcement, the USCIS explained that it is a...more
On May 29, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it would resume premium processing for certain Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien...more
On January 30, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it would be implementing the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds final rule (Final Rule) on February 24, 2020. This implementation...more
In a press release issued on October 16, 2019, Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), announced USCIS’ preliminary Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 statistics, accomplishments and...more
Earlier this year, on January 31, 2019, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amended its H-1B regulations governing petitions filed under the H-1B CAP visa lottery, to now require employers filing H-1B CAP petitions...more
On March 12th, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed the premium processing service for all H-1B petitions filed with USCIS. Additionally, Petitioners who received a Request for Evidence (RFE) for a...more
On January 30, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule amending the way the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducts the annual H-1B cap lottery. This rule reverses the order...more