During a call with AILA's USCIS Service Center Operations (SCOPS) Liaison Committee on September 27, 2017, USCIS Service Center Operations indicated that it is on track to resume premium processing for all H-1B petitions on or before October 3, 2017. AILA is currently...
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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: September 2017
Family Sponsored I-485 Adjustment Use Filing Date in October 2017
Who Can File Adjustment of Status Application for Family-Sponsored or Employment-Based Preference Visas: October 2017 USCIS has determined that for October 2017, the Filing Date Chart in the DOS Visa Bulletin is to be used for family-sponsored filings and the Final...
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for 2018 H1B Cap Petitions
Today, September 18, 2017, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing for all H-1B visa petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 cap. The FY 2018 cap has been set at 65,000 visas. Premium processing has also resumed for the...
ICE Operation Mega September 17, 2017
ICE Operation Mega, September 17, 2017, Except in field office areas impacted by hurricanes.On the evening of Thursday, September 8th, NBC News reported that Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) had plans to conduct a mass nationwide immigration enforcement...
President Barack Obama Statement on DACA Repeal
https://www.facebook.com/barackobama/posts/10155227588436749 On 9/5/17, President Barack Obama released a statement criticizing the repeal of DACA, stating that "This is about whether we are a people who kick hopeful young strivers out of America, or whether we treat...
USCIS Grants All 10,000 U Visas for FY2017
https://www.uscis.gov/news/uscis-approves-10000-u-visas-7th-straight-fiscal-year For the 8th straight year, USCIS has approved the congressionally mandated annual limit of 10,000 petitions for U nonimmigrant status for victims of certain crimes who assist law...
DOS Electronic Medical Exam Rollout
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-09-05/pdf/2017-18653.pdf Department of State posted a Federal Register 60-day notice and request for comments on a new eMedical system into which panel physicians will input visa applicants' medical exam information. DOS...
Laid Off H-1B Can Change Employer After 60 Days
The I-140 Final Rule updates, improves, and clarifies DHS regulations consistent with policy guidance. The I-140 Final Rule provides that a nonimmigrant visa holder (H, E, L, O, TN) is not considered out of nonimmigrant status solely on the basis that the employment...
CBP Deploys Biometric Exit Technology to Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport
CBP Deploys Biometric Exit Technology to Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced on August 8, 2017 the deployment of facial recognition biometric exit technology to McCarran International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas for...

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