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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in several recent changes that will impact immigration policy in the United States. Temporary suspension of premium processing. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 20, 2020...
USCIS Announces Suspension of Premium Processing
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 20, 2020 that premium processing service for all Form I-129 and I-140 petitions will be immediately suspended until further notice due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). USCIS therefore will...
April 2020 Visa Bulletin Issued
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its April 2020 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, while there were slight advancements for EB-1 and EB-2, there were no advancements to EB-3 for all chargeability areas except for China and India. EB-1-Worldwide: China: ...
H-1B Cap Registration: Overview of the Submission Process
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will open the H-1B cap registration period on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at noon ET and from that time our firm will be able to draft and submit cap registrations for FY 2021. The registration period will be...
Significant Changes in Adjustment of Status and Consular Processing Requirements
Unfortunately, because the U.S. Supreme Court recently lifted the preliminary injunctions that had blocked the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds final rule (the so-called “Wealth-Test”) from going into effect, both the United States Citizenship and Immigration...
March 2020 Visa Bulletin Issued
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its March 2020 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there were significant retrogressions for EB-3 all chargeability areas except for China and India. EB-1-Worldwide: China: Priority date of June 1,...
Preliminary Instructions for USCIS’s New H-1B Cap Registration System
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) new online system for H-1B cap registration will soon be open. Prospective H-1B cap employers must take steps to set up an account in the USCIS system once the account creation function becomes available...
Federal District Judge Issues Permanent Injunction Regarding Unlawful Presence Rules for Students and Exchange Visitors
On February 6, 2020, a federal district court judge issued a permanent injunction that prohibits the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from implementing a new policy that made it so F, J, and M nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors and...
DHS’s New Public Charge Rule to Take Effect on February 24, 2020
Starting on February 24, 2020, a regulation will take effect that broadens the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) authority to determine if a foreign national will become a public charge of the U.S. and expands the inquiry to nonimmigrants...
Register for a Webinar on the H-1B Cap Registration Process
You are invited to an online webinar on the H-1B Cap registration process on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 3:00 pm Pacific Time. The webinar will go for 45 minutes and we will allocate an additional 10 minutes for Q&A. There is no cost for the webinar. It will be...