Month: January 2018

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-jeff-sessions-rescinds-25-guidance-documents December 21, 2017, Department Of Justice (DOJ), Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that, pursuant to Executive Order 13777 and his November memorandum prohibiting...

DOL announced a change in the H2B processing because on January 1, 2018 the number of H2B applications exceeded the number of H2B visas available. https://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/news.cfm On January 1, 2018, the earliest date on which an employer seeking an...

Employment Authorization for Haitians with TPS Automatically Extended Until July 21, 2018 WASHINGTON-U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that current beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under Haiti's designation who want to...

USCIS and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State, have published the list of countries whose nationals are eligible to receive H-2A and H‑2B visas in 2018. The notice listing the eligible countries was published on Jan....

WASHINGTON-U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that current beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under El Salvador's designation who want to maintain their status through the effective termination date of Sept. 9, 2019, must...

DACA Extensions Are Not Secure In Filing. Any extensions possible should file as soon as possible. DHS Appeals District Court's Order to Continue DACA Extensions UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY and KIRSTJEN M. NIELSEN, in her official capacity as the...

We have received reports of H1B Level 1 Wage Petition Approvals being revoked. Further, we have received reports of H1B Level 1 Wage Visa Applications being denied, returned to USCIS for revocation, and administrative processing. Please consider your travel plans...

Trump Thumping of H1B Filings Expected to Continue USCIS data indicates 2018 H-1B Cap denials were up! The FY 2019 H-1B cap-subject quota season will open on April 1, 2018, with filings between April 2 -6, 2018. It's in the news. Changes to H1B adjudications under...

Jan. 13, 2018, Update: Due to a federal court order, USCIS has resumed accepting requests to renew a grant of deferred action under DACA. Until further notice, and unless otherwise provided in this guidance, the DACA policy will be operated on the terms in place...

We're resending this message to correct the link to the London Field Office on our website. The USCIS London Field Office in the United Kingdom is moving to the new U.S. Embassy facility in the Nine Elms area of London. The last day that USCIS will provide services at...