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News & EventsUSCIS Issues Policy Guidance for Clarification Regarding Violations of Federal Controlled Substance Law
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued policy guidance providing clarification that violations of federal controlled substance law are generally a bar to establishing good moral character for naturalization, regardless of whether or...
USCIS Provides Additional Guidance for Spousal Petitions Involving Minors
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provided additional guidance about the adjudication of spousal petitions involving minors. The guidance instructs USCIS officers to conduct an additional interview for certain I-130 spousal petitions...
Two Year Anniversary of the Buy American and Hire American Executive Order
This April marks two years since President Trump signed the Buy American and Hire American executive order in 2017. Since then, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has implemented the executive order through rules, policy memoranda, and...
More Information on the FY 2020 H-1B Cap Selection
As mentioned in a previous article, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) completed the fiscal year (FY) 2020 H-1B Cap selection process and reached the number for the U.S. advanced degree exemption, also known as the master's cap. Below, you...
USCIS Completes FY 2020 H-1B Cap Selection Process and Reaches Master’s Cap
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it has completed the fiscal year (FY) 2020 H-1B Cap selection process and has reached the number for the U.S. advanced degree exemption, also known as the master's cap. On April 10,...
USCIS Reaches FY 2020 H-1B Regular Cap
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B regular cap for fiscal year 2020. USCIS will then determine if it has received a...
USCIS Announces Launch of H-1B Employer Data Hub
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the launch of an H-1B Employer Hub that will provide information to the public about employers that are petitioning for H-1B employees. The public can use this site to search for H-1B petitioners...
USCIS 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...