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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status. less -

From Waiver to Waitlist: Fewer Travelers Can Skip the US Visa Interview

Mayer Brown on 3/14/2025

On February 18, 2025, the US Department of State announced a new policy requiring more foreign nationals to attend in-person interviews to apply for nonimmigrant visas....more

The Time for Certain Foreign National Workers to Stop Traveling Abroad is NOW, Not After the Inauguration

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 12/12/2024

One of the simplest but most important steps that employers should take to minimize the workforce disruptions associated with the upcoming change in presidential administrations is to avoid international travel by certain...more

5 things to ask before your foreign national employees travel this holiday season

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 11/20/2024

If you can answer these, you should be in good shape. With the holidays approaching, many employers with foreign national employees are wondering what they need to know before their employees depart from the United States....more

[Webinar] State of Play in U.S. Immigration Law: Adjudicatory and Enforcement Trends - October 27th, 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm CT

Quarles & Brady LLP on 10/1/2021

Please join us for a panel discussion with industry-leading immigration lawyers, in-house experts and former government officials on the top issues that employers should focus on to attract and retain international executives...more

DHS Eases Immigration Rules Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/21/2020

- Foreign visitors and employees can extend or change their immigration status. - DHS relaxes requirements for original documents and original signatures. - DHS offices are closed to the public but continue to...more

Now We Wait: What to Keep in Mind After Filing an H-1B Petition With USCIS

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/15/2019

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has completed the selection process for H-1B cap subject petitions filed for fiscal year (FY) 2020. On April 10, 2019, the agency ran computerized lotteries for both regular...more

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