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03 May 2019

NewsFlash! Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Enforcement of Unlawful Presence Memo for F, J, and M Nonimmigrants

Today, a federal district court judge ordered immigration officials to temporarily cease enforcement of the August 9, 2018 policy memorandum that greatly expanded the situations in which those in F, J, or M status may begin accruing unlawful presence. This order stems from a lawsuit...

11 Apr 2019

USCIS to Close all International Office Locations

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will be closing all international operations (IO) division offices by the end of 2019. The USCIS IO division is comprised of 24 field offices in 21 foreign countries. These offices have served as hubs...

08:07 / Citizen / Consulates / Employment Based / Family Based / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News

08 Apr 2019

Labor Unions Can Submit Negative P Visa Consultations Directly to USCIS

Similar to the policy announced this past fall for O-1/O-2 consultations, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is now accepting negative P consultations directly from labor unions. The measure is presumably to prevent fraud in the P-1, P-2, and P-3 petition process. Background on P...

09:00 / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

05 Apr 2019

NewsFlash! USCIS Reaches H1B Cap for FY 2020

On Friday, April 5, 2019, the USCIS announced that it had received sufficient filings for regular H1B cap subject cases for fiscal year 2020 (which will begin October 1, 2019). In essence, the USCIS confirmed that they had received more filings than the 65,000 regular...

21:55 / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

29 Mar 2019

NewsFlash! USCIS Updates Premium Processing Info for H1B Cap Cases

This evening, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that premium processing of H1B cap petitions requesting a change of status will begin on May 20, 2019. This means that, within 15 calendar days of May 20, the USCIS will take some adjudicative action...

17:51 / For Individuals / H1B / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

27 Mar 2019

Ombudsman’s Office to Host March 28th Listening Session on EAD Delays

Since 2018, the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman has seen an increase in requests for assistance with cases related to delayed adjudications of employment authorization documents (EADs). In order to gather more information on how these delays are impacting U.S. employers and...

03:50 / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

21 Mar 2019

Forms N-600 and N-600K Now can be Filed Online

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has added an online submission option for two immigration forms: the application for certificate of citizenship (form N-600), and the application for citizenship and issuance of certificate under section 322 (form N-600K). Form N-600 is used to obtain...

08:59 / Citizen / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / USCIS News

19 Mar 2019

NewsFlash! Premium Processing for H1B Cap Cases Available in Two Phases

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that premium processing for H1B petitions being filed for the fiscal year 2020 cap (i.e., H1B lottery) "…will be offered in a two-phased approach." The first phase will be for cap-subject petitions being filed requesting a change...

14:54 / For Employers / For Individuals / H1B / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

13 Mar 2019

CPT at Same Educational Level Poses Risk after One Year of CPT or OPT

Under the Trump Administration, a troubling trend has emerged with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that evidences a radical reinterpretation of regulations regarding the use of curricular practical training (CPT) and optional practical training (OPT) by F-1 students in certain circumstances. The USCIS...

08:37 / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Student / USCIS News / Worker

11 Mar 2019

NewsFlash! USCIS Resuming Availability of Premium Processing for All H1B Petitions

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that, beginning Tuesday, March 12, 2019, premium processing service again will be made available for all H1B petitions. Premium processing provides a guarantee that the USCIS will take some adjudicative action on the H1B petition within...

18:36 / H1B / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

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