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Immigration Procedures

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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 -

USCIS Announces Automatic 36-Month Extension Provision for Green Card Holders With Pending I-90 Applications

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/23/2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed that it will automatically extend the validity of permanent resident cards (green cards) for lawful permanent residents who have filed Form I-90, Application to...more

DHS: Automatic Extension of Work Authorization for Certain Renewal Applicants

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/10/2024

Good news for those applying for or with pending Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewals. DHS is temporarily reinstituting its 540-day automatic extension of work authorization for eligible individuals....more

UPDATED/Employers: Planning for the Fiscal Year 2025 H-1B Cap and Registration Process Begins Now - Changes in Effect

Miller Canfield on 3/25/2024

UPDATE: Employers should be advised that USCIS has extended the H-1B CAP registration period for FY2025. The registration period was initially set to close at 12:00 pm EST on March 22, 2024, but has now been extended to 12:00...more

USCIS Extends FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registration Deadline to Noon on March 25, 2024

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/25/2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended the agency’s deadline to register candidates for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap lottery, providing additional time for companies and attorneys to complete the...more

USCIS Updates Policy on Untimely Filed Extensions of Stay and Change of Status Applications

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/31/2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its policy manual to clarify the circumstances under which the agency, in its discretion, may forgive a failure to timely file a nonimmigrant extension of stay or...more

Immigration Alert: TPS Beneficiaries Re-Registration Period Extended

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 12/15/2023

On September 8, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it was extending the re-registration period for beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the designations of El Salvador, Haiti,...more

USCIS Increases EAD Validity Period to Five Years for Certain Categories

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/5/2023

On September 27, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an update to the USCIS Policy Manual to increase the maximum validity period to five years for initial and renewal Employment Authorization...more

USCIS Extends Suspension of Biometrics Requirement for Certain Nonimmigrant Dependent Applications

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/25/2023

On April 19, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the temporary suspension of the biometrics requirement for certain individuals filing Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant...more

USCIS Ends COVID-19-Related Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests on Notices Dated After March 23, 2023

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/27/2023

On March 23, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that COVID-19–related deadline extensions for responses to agency notices or requests, such as Requests for Evidence and Notices of Intent to...more

USCIS Announces Extension of Validity of Certain Green Cards

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 2/6/2023

USCIS is extending the validity of conditional permanent residence cards, or green cards, for 48 months beyond the card’s expiration date. The move is in response to the long processing delays for those filing petitions to...more

The Ever-Changing Landscape of Immigration Policies: Updates on Recent USCIS Announcements

Jackson Walker on 2/1/2023

USCIS has recently announced important immigration policies involving COVID-19, H-4 and L-2 applications, EB-1 and EB-2 Form 1-140 petitions, F-1 students, and permanent resident cards (“green cards”)....more

USCIS Extends COVID Flexibilities, Likely for Last Time

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 1/27/2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) again extended certain COVID-19-related flexibilities, this time through March 23, 2023. However, USCIS anticipates that this will be the final extension for these...more

USCIS Automatically Extends Green Card Validity for Naturalization Applicants

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/21/2022

On December 12, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would automatically extend the validity of permanent resident cards (green cards) for lawful permanent residents (LPRs) who have...more

USCIS Extends Waiver of 60-Day Rule for Medical Examination Form I-693

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/7/2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended the temporary waiver of the requirement that a civil surgeon’s signature on Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, be dated no...more

USCIS Increases Automatic Extension Period for Certain Green Card Renewal Applicants

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/3/2022

On September 28, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that certain Permanent Resident Cards (also known as green cards) would automatically be valid for twenty-four months from the...more

USCIS adopts, extends COVID-related flexibilities

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 8/3/2022

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, agencies involved in the implementation and enforcement of immigration law have relaxed certain filing and other requirements. The U.S. Citizenship and...more

USCIS Again Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests, Permanently Extends Reproduced Signature Flexibility

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/27/2022

On July 25, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an extension of flexibility periods for responding to USCIS requests and for filing forms I-290B and N-336 through October 23, 2022. Background...more

USCIS Flexibility Periods for Responding to Agency Requests Set to Expire on July 25, 2022

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/13/2022

On July 25, 2022, the flexibility period for responding to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requests and for filing forms I-290B and N-336 will expire. USCIS had previously stated in an announcement on March...more

USCIS Extends Validity Periods on Employment Authorization Cards

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 5/20/2022

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

USCIS Temporarily Increases Automatic Extension Period for Work Authorization - From 180 Days to Up to 540 Days

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 5/20/2022

On May 4, 2022 a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) published by the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) increased the automatic extension period for certain categories of work...more

USCIS Increases 180-day EAD Automatic Extension to 540 Days for Certain Applicants

Burr & Forman on 5/11/2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced a Temporary Final Rule that will increase the 180-day automatic extension period for some Employment Authorization Documents (“EADs”) to 540 days beyond the EAD’s...more

Non-Immigrant Employees with Expiring Employment Authorization Documents Get a Lifeline from DHS

Benesch on 5/9/2022

The Department of Homeland Security announced that, effective May 4, 2022, the government was temporarily extending the automatic extension period for certain I-765 Employment Authorization Documents (EADs). Currently,...more

USCIS extends automatic extension period for EAD renewal applications, hopes to cut processing time in 2023

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 5/9/2022

On Wednesday, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a Temporary Final Rule to address the long delays in the approval of Employment Authorization Document renewal applications. Hundreds of thousands of foreign...more

DHS Has Temporarily Increased Automatic Extensions of Employment Authorization and/or Employment Authorization Documents (EADs)

Littler on 5/9/2022

Normally, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations provide for an automatic extension period of up to 180 days from the expiration date stated on the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) for applicants...more

USCIS Temporarily Increases Automatic Extension Period for Certain EAD Applicants

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/5/2022

On May 3, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a temporary final rule (TFR) that increases the automatic extension period for expiring employment authorization documents (EAD) for renewal...more

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