San Francisco Immigration Law Blog

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. 18, 2018, in the Federal Register. For 2018, Secretary of Homeland Security Nielsen and Secretary of State

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 re-register between Jan. 18, 2018, and March 19, 2018. Re-registration procedures, including how to renew employment authorization documents, have been published in the Federal

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 Secretary of Homeland Security filed a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit seeking review of the district court’s

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 carefully. We at Litwin & Smith represent employers in most of the various industries represented around the Bay Area with

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 President Trump Thumping including: “Buy American and Hire American” Executive Order and the 2017

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and unless otherwise provided in this guidance, the DACA policy will be operated on the terms in place before it was rescinded on Sept. 5, 2017. If you previously received DACA and your

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 our Grosvenor Square facility will be January 10. Anyone who has

DHS Terminates TPS for El Salvador https://www.dhs.gov/news/2018/01/08/secretary-homeland-security-kirstjen-m-nielsen-announcement-temporary-protected DHS announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, with a delayed termination date of 9/9/19. Further details about this termination for TPS, including the re-registration period, will appear in a Federal Register notice. Should you need further assistance on TPS with green card application, please don’t hesitate to contact

https://www.uscis.gov/daca2017/guidance-rejected-daca2017 USCIS updated their Guidance on Rejected DACA Requests on 27 December 2017. USCIS confirmed with Litwin & Smith that letters have been sent for all cases impacted by USCIS pick-up errors, though USCIS has not confirmed the same for applications affected by USPS delays. Should you need assistance with problematic or improper rejections of Form I-821D DACA renewal applications,