The Department of State provided an update on November 19th regarding operations of visa services at the U.S. embassies and consulates:...

USCIS has released a notice that they recently determined that additional registration selections were needed to reach the FY 2022 H-1B...

Yesterday SEVP issued a broadcast message to DSO's regarding an important reminder for F-1 students and their OPT applications. F-1...

As a result of the recent settlement in Shergill, et al. v. Mayorkas, USCIS has issued policy guidance to address automatic extension of...

On October 25, 2021, President Biden issued Presidential Proclamation 10294 rescinding the geographic COVID-19 travel bans and adopting...

On September 20, 2021, the Biden Administration announced that it would be easing travel restricting for international travelers entering...

Today USCIS announced that due to the ongoing pandemic and processing delays related to the adjudication of I-485s, they are temporarily...

On July 29th, employers and attorneys started receiving notification of additional selections for the second H-1B lottery. The timeline...

Release Date: 08/04/2021 “As a proud American and a daughter of immigrants, I am deeply humbled and honored to return to USCIS as...

This morning, attorneys and employers received an email from their myUSCIS account with the subject line “We have taken an action on your...

Today USCIS announced that it has updated its policy guidance regarding applications for change of status (COS) to F-1 classification and...

USCIS has announced that certain FY 2021 H-1B cap cases that were rejected or administratively closed because the requested start date...

Today USCIS issued three policy updates in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding: Expedited processing; Addressing the circumstances in which...

The Department of Homeland Security announced yesterday that employers and workplaces that are continuing to operate remotely will not be...

Today USCIS officially announced its temporary suspension of biometrics requirement for certain I-539 applicants. The suspension becomes...

It’s that time of the year where employers are starting to file H-1B cap cases for their selected candidates. I get many questions,...

Before an H-1B worker can begin work at a new location that is outside the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) of the existing, approved...

Because of the widespread, person-to-person transmission of COVID-19 in India, President Biden has issued a proclamation suspending the...

Today USCIS has issued policy guidance restoring the 2004 deference policy which was rescinded in 2017. This deference policy, effective...

Because of temporary travel restrictions due to COVID, legal permanent residents should be prepared for potential issues that may arise...