Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it will "adjust USCIS fees by a weighted average increase of 20 percent to help recover its operational costs." The final rule is expected to be published in the Federal Register on August 3,...
This afternoon, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reached an agreement with Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to reinstate the March 2020 policy, allowing F-1 and M-1 students to temporarily take all courses online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Harvard and MIT...
As previously reported by MurthyDotCom, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in an effort to block the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) from ending the temporary rule that allows schools to have F-1...
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have filed a lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in an effort to prevent the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) from ending the temporary rule that allows schools to have F-1 and M-1...
The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) is in the process of ending the temporary rule that allows schools to have F-1 and M-1 students take courses exclusively online. This rule was implemented in March 2020 because universities across the nation suddenly had to close...
In May 2014, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) made it possible for travelers to access their respective I-94 arrival / departure records. This database provides a person's most recent I-94 admission record as well as entry and departure records for the past five...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced an extension of its temporary policy that allows employers' ability to review employee documents remotely for form I-9 purposes. This policy is now scheduled to expire on July 19, 2020. More details on this temporary policy,...
Answer There is no set limit to the number of times a person may be admitted in B-2 status, or how many times their status may be extended. CBP officers at the port of entry always have discretion to admit (or deny admission) to a person...
Humanitarian parole is a discretionary benefit that may be granted to allow a foreign national, who is otherwise inadmissible to the United States, to enter for a temporary period due to urgent humanitarian reasons. Filing for Humanitarian Parole with USCIS To apply for humanitarian parole, one may...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is providing employers with the option to review employee documents remotely for form I-9 purposes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the I-9 form, all U.S. employers are required to establish the employment eligibility of prospective employees. The employee...
