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News & EventsThe US Department of Labor has reconfirmed its plan to propose increases in prevailing wages for the H-1B and PERM programs.
DOL has announced plans to move ahead with a proposed rule to raise prevailing wage rates for the H-1B, H-1B1, E-3, and PERM programs. A final prevailing wage rule had been scheduled to take effect last November but a federal court vacated the Trump-era regulation...
Breaking News Department of State. Interview waivers extended.
Waiver of Interviews Extended at US Embassies Many of our clients have interviews at consulates throughout the world. Each embassy/consulate has it’s own regulations. The following news is from the Department of State. However, the client still needs to check the...
SLOWDOWN IN CHINA (US EMBASSY)
Department of State slowdowns in China The U.S. State Department recently announced that consular operations at various consular posts in China, will be reduced because of operational impacts caused by the surge of COVID-19 infections” across the country. The U.S....
H-2B quota numbers increase
BREAKING IMMIGRATION NEWS H-2B numbers increase. The H2B Visa is a nonimmigrant visa that allows U.S. employers to hire foreign workers for temporary non-agricultural work. The work can be a one-time job, seasonal job, intermittent, or peak load. Non-agricultural...
PERM NEWS THIS WEEK
PERM NEWS THIS WEEK The US Department of Labor has updated processing times this week for our clients considering or applying for permanent residence. PERM Processing: As of Nov. 30, the department was adjudicating applications filed in March and...
FY 2023 H-1B Cap Registration Period Opening on March 1
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed that the initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 H-1B Cap will be from March 1, 2022 at 12:00pm Eastern through March 18, 2022 at 12:00pm Eastern. During this registration period,...
One-Day COVID Test Required for All International Travel
In response to the Omicron variant of COVID-19, beginning December 6th, the Biden Administration will require all inbound international airline passengers ages 2 and older to submit a negative COVID test taken within 1 calendar day of travel in order to board their...
USCIS to Ease Work Authorization Process for Certain L-2 and H-4 Spouses
As a result of a settlement agreement in a lawsuit that challenged the lengthy processing delays of H-4 and L-2 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) applications (Shergill et al v. Mayorkas), USCIS has agreed to change its policies regarding these H-4 and L-2 EAD...
Regional Travel Bans Rescinded Effective November 8, 2021
On October 25, 2021, the White House issued a presidential proclamation that will be effective November 8, 2021 that rescinds the current regional COVID-19 travel bans and imposes a COVID-19 vaccination requirement on nonimmigrants traveling by air from any country to...
EB-5 News
On Oct. 4, 2021,United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its EB-5 website and issued an alert regarding the current lapse of the EB-5 Regional Center Program. The Regional Center Program has been lapsed since June 30, 2021, when...