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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status. less -

Two Executive Actions by Biden Administration Seek to Provide Relief to Immigrant Families and Job-Seeking Dreamers

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Employment Law... on 6/19/2024

Yesterday, the Biden Administration announced a new immigration program in the United States aimed at promoting family unity. The program will allow some undocumented spouses and undocumented children of U.S. citizens to...more

Not Selected in the H-1B Visa Lottery? There are Nonimmigrant Visa Options to Consider

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 6/13/2024

On April 1, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had selected sufficient H-1B visa preregistrations to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 regular H-1B cap (bachelor’s degree cap)...more

Department of State Announces Pilot Program for Stateside Processing of Nonimmigrant Visas

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/5/2024

The Department of State (DOS) will begin a pilot program for issuing nonimmigrant visas inside the United States on Jan. 29, 2024. The pilot program will be available to a narrowly defined class of nonimmigrants for a limited...more

Renewal of H-1B Nonimmigrant Visas in the United States

Cozen O'Connor on 1/4/2024

The Department of State announced last month that it would unveil a domestic visa renewal pilot program for some H-1B holders. Currently, all visa holders are required to travel to consulates abroad to renew the visa stamps...more

New Year, New H-1B Visa Updates

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 1/3/2024

The H-1B visa, highly sought after and a valuable route for foreign nationals to ultimately pursue U.S. residence status, will become available for pre-registrations in the lottery submission process in March 2024. We await...more

Pilot program for domestic renewal of H-1B visas will go live on January 29

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 1/3/2024

On December 21, the U.S. Department of State issued regulations with details of its pilot program for issuance of renewed H-1B visa stamps in the United States. The pilot program eliminates the need for applicants to obtain...more

Immigration Insider | December 2023

Kerr Russell on 12/22/2023

Updates regarding the H-1B visa cap and a new pilot program to renew passport visas within the United States are included in the latest edition of the Immigration Insider....more

Cozen O'Connor Immigration Catch Up: October 2023

Cozen O'Connor on 11/7/2023

October 2023 not only provided amazing Halloween costumes but big updates to the United States and global immigration. The Cozen O’Connor catch-up this month highlights these changes and provides the details you need to...more

Department of State Takes Steps to Implement Stateside Visa Processing

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/25/2023

On October 17, 2023, the Department of State (DOS) took the first steps to implement stateside processing of nonimmigrant visas. The DOS notified the federal Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs that it will introduce...more

U.S. Moves Closer to Resuming Stateside Visa Renewal

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 10/19/2023

The U.S. Department of State is expected to launch a pilot program to resume stateside H-1B visa renewal early in 2024. On October 17, 2023, the State Department sent the proposed Pilot Program to Resume Renewal of H-1B...more

State Department Delays Fee Increases for Nonimmigrant Visa and Special Visa Applications

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/30/2023

On May 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of State announced the delay of the implementation of the final rule raising nonimmigrant visa (NIV) application processing fees and the fee for a Border Crossing Card (BCC) for Mexican...more

State Department to Resume Domestic Visa Renewal Program

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 2/14/2023

Bloomberg Law has reported that the U.S. Department of State intends to implement a pilot program this year that will allow certain nonimmigrants to renew their visas in the U.S., obviating the need to travel internationally...more

January 2023 Immigration Updates

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 1/11/2023

Happy New Year! As we begin 2023, we would like to share the following recent U.S. immigration-related updates: Nonimmigrant Visa Interview Waivers Extended Until December 31, 2023 On December 23, 2022, the U.S....more

2022 Brings 3 Welcome Changes for Workplace Visa Issuances

Fisher Phillips on 1/6/2022

As the new year begins, federal immigration officials are implementing rules to help the over 500,000 backlogged visa appointments – three of which will be quite welcome news to employers across the country. Most of these...more

J-1 Clinical Service Waiver for Foreign Medical Graduates

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 9/8/2021

J-1 exchange visitors who received graduate medical education or training in the U.S. are subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement under Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). This...more

Impacts of COVID-19 on U.S. Immigration and Travel Policies

Jackson Walker on 7/23/2020

COVID-19 has caused significant disruptions in every aspect of our daily lives. Several policies have been enacted, affecting millions of foreign national workers, both in the U.S. and abroad, along with the businesses that...more

What is the Impact of President Trump's Temporary Immigration Suspension?

Holland & Hart LLP on 4/24/2020

In light of the impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. labor market, on Monday President Trump tweeted “I will be issuing a temporary suspension of immigration into the United States.” Yesterday, the President signed an Executive...more

Public Charge Rule Implemented Nationwide

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 2/25/2020

Today USCIS implements its new public charge rule nationwide. The rule was previously enjoined in Illinois, but the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the injunction last week, allowing USCIS to implement the rule in all 50 states....more

Treaty Termination Ends E Visa Eligibility for Iranian Nationals

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 1/24/2020

USCIS has announced that Iranian nationals are no longer eligible for E-1 treaty trader and E-2 treaty investor changes or extensions of status based on the treaty. This is a result of the U.S. termination of the 1955 Treaty...more

Consular Application Challenges - Be Wary of the DS-160

Dickinson Wright on 12/4/2019

All applicants for a U.S. nonimmigrant visa at a consular post quickly become familiar with the DS-160, online nonimmigrant visa application form, which is available on the Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC)...more

New Form I-129s for Intracompany Transferees Required for Blanket Petitions at US Embassies after August 29, 2016

Proskauer Rose LLP on 8/9/2016

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a revised Form I-129S, NONIMMIGRANT PETITION BASED ON BLANKET L PETITION. USCIS announced that this form must be used exclusively in applications...more

US Department of State Reissues October Visa Bulletin

Morgan Lewis on 9/28/2015

The previously announced filing date cut-offs have been rolled back significantly. On September 25, the US Department of State issued a revised October Visa Bulletin that contains new and earlier filing cut-off dates...more

USCIS Temporarily Suspends Adjudication of I-485s

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 9/25/2015

USCIS announced on September 24, 2015 that it will: “suspend final adjudication of employment-based Form I-485 applications… because the Department of State reports that the statutory cap has been reached for the...more

Immigration Alert: January 2014

Epstein Becker & Green on 2/4/2014

I. H-1B Nonimmigrant Season Opens on April 1, 2014, for Fiscal Year 2015 - As most H-1B employers know, there is an annual quota on the number of new H-1B petitions that can be approved each federal fiscal year. The...more

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