With the second round of the H-1B cap lottery just completed, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has now released statistics for this year’s H-1B cap selections as well as statistics on H-1B...more
9/5/2024
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H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Lottery ,
Physician National Interest Waiver (PNIW) ,
Popular ,
Registration Requirement ,
STEM ,
USCIS ,
Visa Applications ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
USCIS provided updated guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual with regard to the F-1 and M visa classifications utilized by international students for vocational, graduate and post-graduate study at U.S. academic institutions....more
USCIS announced on August 6, 2024 that it completed the second H-1B cap lottery for fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap. All employers with selected registrations have been notified. Employers with selected registrations from the...more
8/9/2024
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Fees ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Form I-129 ,
Form I-907 ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) previously announced a new spousal protection policy in keeping with the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to keep families together....more
Gibney attorneys and American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) members have been monitoring nationwide issues with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) processing related to erroneous rejections and delays...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will solicit public input on expanding its list of Schedule A occupations eligible for streamlined immigration processing to include designated jobs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and...more
11/27/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Orders ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Popular ,
STEM ,
USCIS
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today published a final rule modifying the annual H-1B cap selection process to favor high-wage earners. The rule is set to take effect March 9, 2021, in time for the Fiscal...more
The November Visa Bulletin has been published by the Department of State. The Bulletin dates for filing remain the same for most employment-based and other categories, with some advancement for final action dates. ...more
10/30/2020
/ China ,
EB-1 ,
EB-2 ,
EB-3 ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Green Cards ,
I-485 Applications ,
India ,
US Department of State ,
USCIS ,
Visa Bulletins ,
Visas
Effective October 2, 2020, filing fees for certain non-immigrant, immigrant, and naturalization benefit requests will be adjusted to help meet U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) operational needs. As a...more
On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Trump Administration’s attempt to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, ruling that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s...more
6/19/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Citizenship ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security v Regents of the University of California ,
Educational Institutions ,
Path To Citizenship ,
Rescission ,
SCOTUS ,
Trump Administration ,
Trump v NAACP ,
USCIS ,
Wolf v Vidal ,
Work Permits
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