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27 May 2020

NewsFlash! USCIS Plans to Resume In-Person Services on 04.Jun.2020

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that routine in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and application support centers (ASCs) will resume on June 4, 2020. Per the announcement, the USCIS is following guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control...

21 May 2020

June 2020 Visa Bulletin: EB1 India Advances

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the June 2020 Visa Bulletin. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in the final action (FA) chart, unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1) Category The EB1 cutoff date for India moves ahead by more...

16:26 / EB1 Category / EB5 Investor / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin / Worker

21 May 2020

NewsFlash! Big Win for H1B Workers, Employers in Settlement Agreement Between USCIS and IT Serve Alliance

Yesterday, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and IT Serve Alliance reached a settlement agreement, which should positively impact the H1B process for many IT workers and employers. According to the settlement agreement, the USCIS agreed to the following:The USCIS will withdraw the...

10:45 / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

18 May 2020

Requesting Parole for Humanitarian Reasons to Enter the U.S.

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...

11:23 / Consulates / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Travel / USCIS News / Worker

14 May 2020

NewsFlash! Legal Victory by IT Consulting Firms Appealed by USCIS

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in the IT Serve Alliance v. L. Francis Cissna case. In the trial court, a group of IT consulting firms successfully sued...

09:19 / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

13 May 2020

Updated Visa Bulletin Information and Predictions

During a recent virtual meeting with the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Charles Oppenheim, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, provided some updated information and a couple of predictions regarding the monthly visa bulletin. All predictions refer to...

09:15 / Consulates / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News / Visa Bulletin

11 May 2020

Bipartisan Bill Proposed to Grant Green Cards to Doctors and Nurses

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that, if signed into law, would make up to 40,000 immigrant visa numbers available for doctors and nurses. The bill, known as the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (HWRA), would recapture unused immigrant visa numbers, and grant...

09:48 / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / Legislation / Medical / NewsBrief / Resident

04 May 2020

DHS Offers Employers Ability to Review Employee I-9 Documents Remotely During Pandemic

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...

09:49 / For Employers / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Worker

01 May 2020

NewsFlash! USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to USCIS Requests

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is extending the response time flexibility announced on March 30, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This flexibility applies to applicants and petitioners responding to any of the following, issued between March 1 and July 1, 2020:Requests...

12:14 / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News / Worker

30 Apr 2020

I-140 EAD Based on Compelling Circumstances

In 2016, rumors began to circulate that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was going to implement a rule that would allow the beneficiary of an approved immigrant petition for alien worker (form I-140) to apply for an employment authorization document (EAD). The immigrant...

07:49 / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Resident / Worker

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