USCIS Suddenly and Temporarily Suspends Premium Processing on All I-129 and I-140 Petitions Due to Coronavirus
USCIS has just announced that March 20, 2020 they are immediately and temporarily suspending premium processing service for all Form I-129 and I-140 petitions until further notice due to the Coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic. Immediate Suspension of ALL Premium Processing Services Effective today, March 20, 2020, USCIS will not accept any new requests for premium processing. They will process any pending petition [...]
April 2020 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 ROW Retrogression Anticipated; FB-2A Remains Current
The U.S. State Department has just released the April 2020 Visa Bulletin which is the seventh Visa Bulletin for the FY2020 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the lack of much forward movement and the anticipated upcoming EB-2 ROW cutoff date. FB-2A remains current for I-485 AOS filings. […]
USCIS Temporarily Suspends Premium Processing of H-1B CAP Petitions ONLY
USCIS has just announced that effective April 1, 2020, they are temporarily suspending premium processing for H-1B cap petitions which are selected under the H-1B lottery. Please note that this suspension applies only to H-1B cap petitions filed under the annual H-1B cap season and it is expected that the premium processing service will be reinstated for all cap cases towards late June 2020. [...]
President Trump Bans Travel to U.S. from Most European Countries for 30 Days Over Coronavirus
In a surprising move, on March 11, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation by which he is seeking to suspend travel to the U.S. from a number of European countries starting Friday, March 13, 2020 for a period of 30 days. During its release, this ban was labeled "total" and although it is very broad and extensive, it has many [...]
March 2020 Visa Bulletin – EB-3 ROW Cutoff Date Introduced; Imminent Cutoff Date for EB-2 ROW
The U.S. State Department has just released the March 2020 Visa Bulletin which is the sixth Visa Bulletin for the FY2020 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the immediate cutoff date for EB-3 ROW and the anticipated upcoming EB-2 ROW cutoff date. EB-1 advances slightly for all after months of little or no movement. [...]
February 2020 Visa Bulletin – EB-3 ROW Cutoff Date Imminent
The U.S. State Department has just released the February 2020 Visa Bulletin which is the fifth Visa Bulletin for the FY2020 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the very slow forward movement across the backlogged employment-based categories and no movement for EB India (except for 1-day forward movement in EB-2 India). EB-3 ROW cutoff dates [...]