On January 17, 2017, USCIS began automatically extending expiring EADs for up to 180 days for renewal applicants in these categories. However, some of the receipt notices that USCIS sent out before that date did not contain the applicant's EAD eligibility category....
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FY 2022 H-1B Cap Registration Begins March 9, 2021
The FY 2022 H-1B Cap Registration period will begin at 12pmET on March 9, 2021, and end at 12pmET on March 25, 2021.
The new H-1B cap registration final rule (86 FR 1676) modifying the H-1B cap selection process, amending current lottery procedures, and prioritizing prevailing wage takes effect on March 9, 2021.
Month: February 2017
DHS Secretary Kelly Affirms Recent ICE Enforcement Actions Includes persons with DUI
Including them as a public safety threat, criminal aliens and gang members, as well as violators of immigration laws. Of those arrested, approximately 75 percent were criminal aliens, convicted of crimes including, but not limited to, homicide, aggravated sexual...
2017 I-9 Employer Handbook
USCIS Released Updated I-9 Handbook for Employers https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/m-274.pdf The M-274 Handbook for Employers provides Guidance for Completing Form I-9 U.S. employment eligibility required to be completed by employers and their...
DOS Releases Visa Bulletin for March 2017
March 2017 Visa Bulletin The Department Of State (DOS) controls immigrant visa availability. The DOS March 2017 Visa Bulletin includes "Application Final Action Dates" and "Dates for Filing Applications" for the family- and employment-based categories. There is...
H1B Cap Petition Filed By Multiple Employers Ok. May H1B Cap petition for the same beneficiary be filed by two different companies? The two companies have common ownership, but different EIN.
My employer told me that he has two entities. One entity he owns 100%. Another smaller entity he owns some shares of it. The two entities have different EINs. The smaller one has been dormant until last year. The smaller entity started to pay salaries in last year....
Temporary Restraining Order Blocking US Travel Ban – TRO Still in Place – BREAKING NEWS
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to grant the US federal government's request for an emergency stay of the lower district court's nationwide temporary restraining order (TRO). Translation: the travel ban still is blocked nationwide. The link to the...
Copy of White House Memo: Green Card Holders Not Covered By Travel Ban
THE WHITE HOUSEWASHINGTONFebruary 1, 2017MEMORANDUM TO THE ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE, THE ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITYFROM: Donald F. McGahn II - Counsel to the PresidentSUBJECT: Authoritative Guidance on Executive Order Entitled...
February 1, 2017 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Information About the January 27, 2017 Executive Order
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection provides information about the January 27, 2017 executive order, "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States," on its website with an FAQ that offers some information about the Executive Order. Two...

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