Kristina M. HernandezOct 292 minDHS Proposes Wage-Based Selection Process to Replace H-1B Cap Random Selection ProcessYesterday afternoon, DHS announced submission of a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to the Federal Register regarding amending regula...
Kristina M. HernandezOct 63 minRegulations Revising H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program ReleasedDHS has released its advanced copy of the interim final rule (IFR) which revises the definition of the term “specialty occupation” and ma...
Kristina M. HernandezOct 12 minCongress Passes Bill With Major Expansion of Premium Processing Yesterday the Senate passed H.R. 8337 and ultimately signed by the President, which included the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Ac...
Kristina M. HernandezSep 302 minFederal Judge Blocks USCIS Final Rule Increasing FeesOn September 29th, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion for a preliminary...
Kristina M. HernandezSep 222 minNew I-129 Form Now Available for PreviewDHS announced its final rule back in July regarding the increased fees for many immigration forms, which also informed us that there woul...
Kristina M. HernandezSep 131 minUSCIS Once Again Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests On September 11th, USCIS extended the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020 to assist applicants and petitioners responding to age...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 251 minUSCIS Cancels Upcoming Furlough, But Warns of Operational ImpactsToday USCIS announced that it would avert the administrative furlough of more than 13,000 employees, nearly 70% of its workforce, which w...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 241 minUSCIS Implements New Guidance on DACAFollowing the July 28, 2020 memorandum by Acting Secretary of Home land Security Chad Wolf regarding reconsideration of DACA policy (know...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 191 minDue to EAD Production Delays, Employers Can Now Accept EAD Approval Notice for Form I-9 VerificationAs I’ve stated in an earlier blog post, there have been significant delays in EAD card productions. An EAD card is considered a List A do...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 192 minForm I-9 Verification Flexibility Further Extended until September 19, 2020The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced yesterday that it has once again extended the flexibilities in rules related to Form ...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 181 minUSCIS Reminds F-1 Students in OPT to Update Employer Info in SEVISToday USCIS sent a news alert to the public reminding F-1 students who are in post-completion OPT, as well as their DSOs, to update emplo...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 172 minEmployer Alert: DHS has increased I-9 fines for 2020!Many companies are unaware of the fact that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently increased fines for Form I-9 penalties, in...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 141 minThe Rumors Were True – USCIS Has Run a Second H-1B Lottery!I kept reading rumors on LinkedIn and Twitter all week about a possible second lottery to be run by USCIS. This means that H-1B registrat...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 124 minDOS Updates Regarding National Interest Exception to Presidential Proclamation 10052Today the Department of State updated its website regarding national interest exceptions to Presidential Proclamation 10014 and 10052. As...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 31 minUSCIS Increases Fees for Employers of 50+ Employees with 50% or More on H-1B/L-1 StatusThe final rule announced by DHS on Friday and officially published today not only adjusts fees for certain forms but also contains a deep...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 31 minFREE WEBINAR | How to Avoid I-9 Fines Like a ProReddy & Neumann, P.C. invites you to join a free webinar "How to Avoid I-9 Fines Like a Pro" on Wednesday, August 26th, 2020 from 1:00pm ...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 31 minNew Executive Order to Limit Federal Employers’ Use of H-1B VisasToday President Trump signed an Executive Order, “Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices With the Interests of American Worker...
Kristina M. HernandezJul 312 minDHS Announces Final Rule on USCIS Increased Fees and Premium Processing Time FrameDHS announced the final rule today that adjusts fees for certain immigration and naturalization forms as well as alters the time frame fo...
Kristina M. HernandezJul 281 minDHS Memo Makes Immediate Changes to DACA ProgramToday DHS Acting Secretary Chad Wolf has issued a memo, “Reconsideration of the June 15, 2012 Memorandum Entitled ‘Exercising Prosecutori...
Kristina M. HernandezJul 241 minReview of USCIS Fee Increase Proposal CompletedIn November 2019, USCIS proposed a rule to make changes to the USCIS fee schedule. DHS proposed a weighted average increase of 21% in add...
