ICE Immigration Victims Office (VOICE) Warning!
CBP Deploys Biometric Exit Technology at Washington Dulles and Boston Logan
CBP Deploys Biometric Exit Technology at Washington Dulles and Boston Logan Other Airports to Follow
USCIS Transferring H1B EOS with H4&EAD from NSC to CSC
While we are temporarily required to file H1B Extensions of Stay (EOS) Petitions for an H-1B worker to continue the same employment with the same employer at Nebraska Service Center to balance (NSC) USCIS workload. Now, temporarily, USCIS is transferring H-1B EOS I-129 petitions and accompanying H4 I-539 EOS and I-765 EAD from the NSC to the California Service Center (CSC) where we might have originally filed but for the direct to file at NSC to balance the workload.
H Employers Face Increased Scrutiny As DOL Aggressively Confronts Visa Program Fraud and Abuse
H Employers may expect increased scrutiny and site visits as the Secretary of Labor Directs Agencies to Aggressively Confront Visa Program Fraud and Abuse
2017 Changes to USCIS H-1B Petition Adjudication: Policy Manual, Computer Programmer, Level 1 Wage
USCIS to update H-1B guidance to the USCIS Policy Manual in response to Senate request for action on H1B Program.
USCIS Publishes EB-5 Regional Center Termination Notices Online
USCIS publishes Regional Center termination notices online and updates the page with additional termination notices as they become available. A regional center that USCIS has terminated from the EB-5 visa program may not solicit, generate, or promote investors or investments in connection with the Immigrant Investor Program. Visit the USCIS website for the most recent list of termination notices.
CBP Notifies Travelers of Departure Date with I-94 Website Feature
CBP I-94 Website Feature Notifies Travelers of Departure Date https://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/05/31/cbp-reminds-travelers-departure-date-new-i-94-website-feature
USCIS Policy Memo Degree Completion Date Governs
Applicable to H1B or EB green cards.
Judge Reluctantly Orders Petitioner Removal Criticizing Trump Administration
Automatic EAD Extension Affecting Form I-9 Completion and Reverification
The I-140 Final Rule regulatory amendments provide for the automatic extension of the validity periods of certain Employment Authorization Documents (Form I-766) for up to 180 days if the employee:
I-829 update
The latest edition I-829, Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status is dated 04/21/17. Starting 07/24/2017, USCIS will only accept the 04/21/17 edition. Until then, you may use the older 05/07/15 edition.
