On July 25, 2022, USCIS announced that it will continue accepting copies of original signatures on all forms and documents. This makes permanent the temporary signature policy that USCIS announced in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. USCIS will accept copies of original signatures...
The U.S. Department of State recently released the visa bulletin for the upcoming month of July 2022. In the latest visa bulletin, the Final Action Dates for the EB-2 preference category for the country of birth India moved forward by 3 months, from September 01, 2014, to December 01, 2014. On th...
On May 04, 2022, DHS published a temporary final rule which increases the employment authorization and/or Employment Authorization Document (EAD) automatic extension for certain renewal applicants from up to 180 days to up to 540 days. Accordingly, to assist employers and employees with determin...
On May 24th, 2022, USCIS announced that it will be implementing premium processing service for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. As previously announced on March 29th, 2022, USCIS is expanding premium...
On May 16th, 2022, US Supreme Court passed a ruling in the case Patel v. Garland, U.S., No. 20-979, which limits the role of Federal Courts in reviewing of factual determinations in Immigration Removal cases. Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote the majority opinion, wherein she noted that “the feder...
The U.S. Department of State recently released the visa bulletin for the upcoming month of June 2022. The most significant development in the latest visa bulletin is that the Final Action Dates for the EB-2 preference category for the country of birth India moved forward by 1 year, from September...
On May 16, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) announced the availability of an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas during the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2022. These visas are for U.S. employers seeking to employ additio...
Courtesy of AILA - The COVID pandemic has made international travel unpredictable. The conditions in every country are different and change quickly, making getting a visa appointment more complicated. If you would like more information on this issue or would like to retain our services, we encourage you to contact our office at SanSha Law Office at 972-445-9332
Free H-1 B cap registration consultation. H-1B CAP SEASON IS around the corner for FY 2023. Employers are encouraged to begin H-1B planning now and be ready to start the process. With the Great Resignation hitting every employer in today's market, companies should expect heavy competition for wo...
With all that is going on now in Afghanistan and the U.S Armed forces have withdrawn there is a lot of talk about increasing the number of SI Visa for those foreign Afghan Nationals who worked for the U.S government. I What is a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV)? What is SIV's? SIV's is a special ...
The USCIS announced Humanitarian Parole for Afghan Nationals. These individuals who are outside the United States may request parole into the U.S based on urgent humanitarian grounds or significant public benefit reasons for a temporary period, on a case-by-case basis. A parole can be requested...
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