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21 Apr 2020

NewsFlash! USCIS Waiving In-Person Interview Requirements for Some Cases

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has received numerous reports of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) sporadically waiving the in-person interview requirement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the reports are related to family and employment-based adjustment-of-status (form I-485) cases. The USCIS suspended...

20 Apr 2020

B-2 Option Following Loss of H1B Job Due to COVID-19 Crisis

The novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, has wreaked havoc across the world. On top of the hospitalizations and loss of life, the global economy is at a virtual standstill, resulting in a massive spike in unemployment. H1B workers have not been immune from this fallout. Given the...

08:31 / For Families / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Worker

15 Apr 2020

USCIS Claims Duplicate Registrations Properly Denied

Shortly after the results were released for the H1B registration lottery, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) received reports from a number of immigration attorneys who had received denial notices for some clients' registrations based upon the existence of duplicate registrations (i.e., more than one...

13:20 / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

13 Apr 2020

NewsFlash! Delays in Issuing Receipts for Cap-Subject H1B Petitions

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it will not issue receipt notices or begin data entry for cap-subject H1B petitions until at least May 1, 2020. The USCIS further cautions of a general delay in processing cap-subject H1B petitions. Per the...

15:43 / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

13 Apr 2020

NewsFlash! Vermont Service Center Reopens Following Brief Closure for Cleaning

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Vermont Service Center (VSC) has reopened today, following a brief closure last week. The closure was the result of a possible case of COVID-19. However, the test fortunately came back as negative for the virus. Copyright © 2020, MURTHY...

13:09 / Citizen / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News / Worker

10 Apr 2020

NewsFlash! Vermont Service Center Reportedly Closed Temporarily

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has received a number of reports from members that there was a possible COVID-19 exposure at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Vermont Service Center (VSC), forcing the center to temporarily close. According to the reports, the VSC...

17:17 / Citizen / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News / Worker

08 Apr 2020

NewsFlash! Government Report Confirms Many Nonimmigrants Eligible for Stimulus Payment

The Congressional Research Service (CRS), which works exclusively for the United States Congress to provide nonpartisan policy and legal analysis, has released a report confirming that many nonimmigrants are eligible to receive recovery rebates (frequently referred to as stimulus checks) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,...

13:13 / For Families / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Resident / Student / Worker

08 Apr 2020

DOS Suspends Issuance of Most U.S. Passports

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has temporarily suspended offering in-person service at passport agencies during the COVID-19 epidemic. The only exception for this is if the applicant needs a U.S. passport due to a "qualified life-or-death emergency."U.S. citizens may still apply in person at...

11:37 / Citizen / For Individuals / NewsBrief

03 Apr 2020

DHS Temporarily Halts Issuance of Additional H2B Visa Numbers

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced via "Twitter" that it has placed on hold a rule, initially released at the beginning of March 2020, that would have increased this year's cap on H2B nonagricultural workers by 35,000. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, which...

12:46 / For Employers / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Worker

03 Apr 2020

NVC Unable to Respond to General Inquiries During COVID-19 Outbreak

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) National Visa Center (NVC) has temporarily reduced its staff. This has hampered the ability of the NVC to respond to queries submitted via the Ask NVC form. Accordingly, the NVC is instructing stakeholders to...

06:49 / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident

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