Policy guidance clarifies application eligibility evidence for EB-1A immigrant classifications -
Effective October 2, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued policy guidance to further clarify the...more
On October 5, 2022, in a disappointing but not unexpected ruling, the Fifth Circuit affirmed the ruling by a Texas judge that vacated the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and barred...more
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Biden is expected to impose travel restrictions on India starting Tuesday, May 4, barring most non-U.S. citizens from entering the United States.
These restrictions come on...more
5/3/2021
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Iran ,
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Non-Immigrant Visas ,
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Travel Ban ,
Travel Restrictions
On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation that suspends the entry of foreign nationals on certain employment-based nonimmigrant visas into the United States. This Proclamation also extends, effective...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will use its new online registration system in next year’s filing season for H-1B specialty occupation visas, which will allow employers to wait until...more
12/10/2019
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Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Registration Requirement ,
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Visas
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court held that some immigrants do not have a right to a bond hearing, even when they were not immediately detained years after being released from criminal custody. The Court’s decision reverses...more
3/21/2019
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Arrest ,
Bond Hearings ,
Deportation ,
Detention ,
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Nielsen v Preap ,
Non-Citizens ,
Removal Proceedings ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS
Yesterday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the start of the fiscal year (FY) 2020 cap season, the start dates for premium processing of cap-subject H-1B petitions, and the launch of USCIS’s new...more
3/20/2019
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
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Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Students ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
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Immigrants ,
Lottery ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas