The current government shutdown does not affect the vast majority of USCIS’s activities. Their offices are open, and interviews and appointments are proceeding as normal. USCIS continues to accept petitions and applications...more
1/17/2019
/ Conrad 30 Waiver ,
E-Verify ,
EB-5 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Government Shutdown ,
Immigrant Investor Program ,
Immigration Procedures ,
J-1 Visas ,
Religious Workers ,
Tentative Nonconfirmation ,
Time Extensions ,
USCIS
Every January, employers begin making preparing for the H-1B visa filing season so they will be ready for the H-1B cap filing deadline on April 1st. Filing H-1B petitions typically come with a degree of anxiety given the visa...more
1/9/2019
/ Comment Period ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Lottery ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Registration Requirement ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
USCIS has implemented a new Policy Memorandum affecting foreign national students (F-1 and M-1) and exchange visitors (J-1). The memo, “Accrual of Unlawful Presence and F, J, and M Nonimmigrants,” became effective on August...more
Every year, U.S. employers seeking highly skilled foreign professionals submit their petitions to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) with the hope of receiving an H-1B number. Since 1990, Congress has limited...more
6/27/2018
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Foreign Students ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Labor Condition Applications ,
Third-Party ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
On October 1, 2017, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) began phasing-in interviews for all employment-based green card applicants. Interviews have always been mandatory, but historically USCIS has...more
10/25/2017
/ Employees ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Green Cards ,
I-485 Applications ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Interviews ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas ,
Waivers
The United States Supreme Court recently stayed portions of two (2) U.S. Circuit Court opinions and allowed parts of President Trump’s travel ban to go into effect. Foreign nationals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria,...more
7/12/2017
/ B-1 ,
B-2 ,
Bona Fide Relationship Test ,
Business Visitor ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
International Travel ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
SCOTUS ,
Travel Ban ,
Traveling Employee ,
Trump Administration ,
Trump v Hawaii ,
Trump v International Refugee Assistance Project ,
Visas ,
Work Visas
The Trump administration has not been reserved in its mission to not only reinforce but to heighten and enhance current immigration regulations. The President has quickly tried to implement measures to increase national...more
6/26/2017
/ Consulate ,
Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Form I-94 ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Interviews ,
National Security ,
Questionnaires ,
Trump Administration ,
US Department of State ,
Vetting ,
Visa Applications ,
Visa Waiver Program