On December 19, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provided information for nonimmigrant workers whose employment has terminated, either voluntarily or involuntarily. These workers may have several options for remaining in the United States in a period of authorized stay base...
The U.S. Department of State, on December 19, 2022, released the January 2023 visa bulletin. In the latest visa bulletin, for the employment-based first preference category for China and India, the final action dates and dates for filing have been introduced. Also, for employment fourth preferenc...
Beginning December 23, 2022, one must use the 12/23/22 edition of Form I-485, or USCIS will reject the filing. Also, if one files Form I-485 before December 23, 2022, one must use the 07/15/22 edition of Form I-485, or USCIS will reject the filing. On September 09, 2022, DHS published the ...
Effective December 12, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to allow USCIS to automatically extend the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (commonly called Green Cards) for lawful permanent residents who have applied for naturalization. Thi...
On December 09, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security posted a Federal Register notice on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopia. This notice provides information about how to register for TPS under Ethiopia's designation. In October, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorka...
On December 08, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced important filing updates for petitioners who will be requesting additional H-2B workers for fiscal year 2023 under the upcoming temporary final rule. Centralized Filing Location Petitioners requesting additional H...
On November 16, 2022, USCIS issued recommendations for paper filings to avoid scanning delays. USCIS now scans and uploads many documents into electronic database systems. To avoid delays and improve scanning efficiency, USCIS recommends that you do not: Hole punch, staple, paper clip, binder ...
On November 10, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a Federal Register Notice announcing the continuation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and certain related documents for beneficiaries under the TPS designations that remain subject to the court orders in the Ramos et al. v...
On November 22, 2022, USCIS announced that it is extending and expanding previously announced filing fee exemptions and expedited application processing for certain Afghan nationals. These actions will help Afghan nationals resettle, and in many cases reunite with family, in the United States by ...
The U.S. Department of State, on November 10, 2022, released the December 2022 visa bulletin. In the latest visa bulletin, there has been further retrogression in the final action dates and the dates for filing for India in the employment-based second preference category. Moreover, a worldwide em...
On November 09, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State (DOS), has announced the lists of countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa programs in the next year. The notice listing the eligible countries will...
On November 03, 2022, USCIS announced that on Monday, October 31, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security's final rule (PDF) to preserve and fortify Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) went into effect. The final rule's implementation means that DACA is now based on a formal regulatio...
On November 01, 2022, published on this website that on August 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced that it no longer recognizes the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) as an accrediting agency. This determination immediately affects two immigrati...
The H-1B non-immigrant visa allows companies and other employers in the United States to temporarily employ foreign workers in occupations that require the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor's degree or higher in the specific specialty o...
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced that it would no longer be issuing entry stamps on the passports of foreign nationals arriving in the US. Many US airports have already discontinued stamping passports with an entry stamp when you enter the US CBP is eliminating the entry ...
Our blogs aim to answer your most common questions and update you on the latest developments relating to U.S. Immigration Law. This blog is part of our new series, where we will discuss a specific immigrant/non-immigrant visa in detail through multiple blogs. The second topic of our new series i...
Our blogs aim to answer your most common questions and update you on the latest developments relating to US Immigration Law. This blog is part of our new series, where we will discuss a specific immigrant/non-immigrant visa in detail through multiple blogs. The first topic of our new series is t...
On October 24, 2022, USCIS announced that it is extending certain COVID-19 related flexibilities through January 24, 2023, to assist applicants, petitioners, and requestors. Under these flexibilities, USCIS considers a response received within 60 calendar days after the due date set forth in the ...
As previously announced by The U.S. Department of State, the online registration period for the Diversity Visa – 2024 Program started today, Wednesday, October 05, 2022, at 12:00 noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4) and concludes on Tuesday, November 08, 2022, at 12:00 noon, Eastern Standar...
As previously announced by The U.S. Department of State, the online registration period for the Diversity Visa – 2024 Program started today, Wednesday, October 05, 2022, at 12:00 noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4) and concludes on Tuesday, November 08, 2022, at 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard ...
On September 29, 2022, USCIS announced that it is extending the temporary waiver of the requirement that civil surgeons must sign Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, no more than 60 days before an individual applies for the underlying immigration benefit (including...
On September 29, 2022, U.S. Embassy India's Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs, Don Heflin, answered questions regarding visa appointments and slot booking. According to him, U.S. Embassy in India will be opening 100,000 slots (Non-placeholder) in October 2022 for H&L for the 2023 processing...
On September 28, 2022, USCIS announced that effective September 26, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is automatically extending the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) to 24 months for lawful permanent residents who file Form I-90, Application t...
The U.S. Department of State recently announced that the online registration period for the Diversity Visa – 2024 Program begins on Wednesday, October 05, 2022, at 12:00 noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4) and concludes on Tuesday, November 08, 2022, at 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST...
On September 26, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma for an additional 18 months, from November 26, 2022, through May 25, 2024, due to extraordinary and temporary conditions in Burma that prevent individuals from s...