In recent years, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has implemented a program whereby a randomized lottery determines which applicants will be eligible for H1B cap petitions. The initial selection process for fiscal year 2022 has now come to an end. If your name was not selected in this lottery, what can you do?
POLICY ALERT - Biometrics Requirements for Naturalization July 26, 2017 https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Updates.html U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to specify that every...
USCIS Resumes H-1B Premium Processing for Certain Cap-Exempt Petitions U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will resume premium processing for certain cap-exempt H-1B petitions effective immediately; July 24, 2017. The H-1B visa has an annual cap of...
Arrival/Departure Forms: I-94 and I-94W Foreign visitors to the U.S. arriving via air or sea no longer need to complete paper Customs and Border Protection Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record or Form I-94W Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure Record. Those who...
Executive Order 13780 Travel Ban Close Family Member Update July 13, 2017The Department of State (DOS) updated the FAQ on the its Announcement Page regarding the Travel Ban after the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii overturned the DOS and DHS FAQs noted...
USCIS will release the latest Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on July 17. Employers will be able to use this revised version or continue using Form I-9 with a revision date of 11/14/16 N through Sept. 17. On Sept. 18, employers must use the revised form...
USCIS will change the language on the notice to clarify that status is extended for one year from the date of expiration of the card. This change will be effective with notices issued on or after 6/22/2017.Since 8 CFR §216.4(a)(1) provides that the filing of an...
Nebraska Service Center (NSC) in our conference call this morning 13July2017, NSC confirmed that H4 status must be approved before an EAD may be extended. There is no automatic employment authorization granted by the timely filing of H4 and EAD extension requests...
EB2 World Wide Green Card Issuance Delayed The August 2017 Visa Bulletin posted by the Department Of State shows oversubscription of ALL employment-based second preference categories. WORLDWIDE, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, MEXICO, AND PHILIPPINES...
CBP ESTA and Visa Waiver Program VWP FAQs add Social Media https://www.cbp.gov/travel/international-visitors/visa-waiver-program/visa-waiver-program-improvement-and-terrorist-travel-prevention-act-faq While the Social Media questions on the ESTA / Visa Waiver Program...
Dated June 21, 2017 On February 20, 2017, Secretary Kelly issued a memo to provide Enforcement of the Immigration Laws to Serve the National Interest implementing President Trumps Executive Order entitled "Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of...
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