The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has started the initial registration period for the FY 2025 H-1B cap. The H-1B program allows employers to petition for highly educated foreign professionals to work in...more
The federal government is days away from a partial shutdown. If Congress does not pass multiple appropriations bills or agree to a continuing resolution by Saturday, multiple federal agencies involved in the immigration...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed historic increases to its fee schedule for immigration benefit applications. Under the proposed fee rule, the filing fee for common employment-based applications...more
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that beginning on January 5, 2023, it will require a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of recovery for all travelers two years and older traveling...more
At the onset of COVID-19, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a temporary policy allowing employers to accept expired List B documents to complete I-9s.
The temporary rule was implemented as many...more
On May 4, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a temporary final rule increasing the automatic extension period of employment authorization cards (EAD or I-765) from 180 days to 540 days. The rule takes...more
On April 25, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an extension of a policy that provides flexibility on how employers complete Form I-9. The policy allows employers to skip the in-person inspection of Form I-9...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced a plan to address lengthy processing timelines, reduce the backlog of pending cases, and expand premium processing to certain types of petitions and...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will begin accepting electronic registrations for H-1B candidates, subject to the annual quota, beginning on noon Eastern on March 1, 2022. The registration...more