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News & EventsUSCIS Will Begin Premium Processing for Certain FY 2020 H-1B Cap Cases on May 20
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will begin premium processing for certain fiscal year (FY) 2020 H-1B cap cases requesting a change of status on May 20, 2019 if a petitioner concurrently files a premium processing...
Department of Labor Imposes New Requirements for LCA Notices
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) provided new guidance that imposes significant new requirements on the notice posting practices for Labor Condition Applications (LCAs). Up to this new guidance, H-1B employers have been legally required to post a notice...
USCIS Announces FY 2020 H-1B Cap Season
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the fiscal year (FY) 2020 H-1B cap season and several updates and changes. As in previous years, USCIS will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the FY 2020 H-1B cap on April 1, 2019. Any...
USCIS Considers Closing Offices Abroad
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is considering closing its international offices in the coming months. If this happens, it is likely that USCIS would shift its international office workload to domestic offices in the U.S. and U.S....
April 2019 Visa Bulletin Issued
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its April 2019 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there were steady advancements for all priority dates except for EB-1 for China and India which saw no advancement. EB-1-Worldwide: China: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Priority date of...
USCIS Updates Filing Addresses for I-129 Petitions
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently updated the filing addresses for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker. Of special relevance to this fiscal year's H-1B cap season, the filing addresses for H-1B regular cap subject...
USCIS Releases Revised Version of Form I-539
As mentioned in a previous article, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a revised version of Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status as well as a new Form I-539A Supplement. These new forms will become...
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for All H-1B Petitions
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will be resuming Premium Processing on Tuesday, March 12, for all H-1B petitions. Back on September 11, 2018, USCIS had announced that it was extending a previously announced temporary...
New USCIS Data Confirms Higher Rate of RFEs and Denials
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released new data that confirms a higher rate of Requests for Evidence (RFEs) and Denials between fiscal year (FY) 2015 and the first quarter of FY 2019. This data reflects adjudication patterns...
Proposal to Rescind H-4 Employment Authorization Under Review
As mentioned in a previous article, in April 2015, a group of tech workers formed by Americans who were employed at Southern California Edison filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief and a motion for preliminary injunction staying the implementation of...