The U.S. State Department has just released the October 2021 Visa Bulletin which is the first Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year (to start on October 1, [...]
Starting October 1, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS) and the U.S. Department of State will require COVID-19 vaccinations for all applicants applying for refugee or lawful permanent residence (with a few exceptions). All permanent residency applicants who receive their medical examination from a Civil Surgeon or Panel Physician on or after October 1, [...]
The U.S. State Department has just released the August 2021 Visa Bulletin which is the eleventh Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is [...]
The U.S. State Department has just released the July 2021 Visa Bulletin which is the tenth Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is [...]
The U.S. State Department has just released the June 2021 Visa Bulletin which is the ninth Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the continuing significant forward movement for EB-2 and [...]
Update (9/26/2023): USCIS is removing the biometrics requirement (and fee) for all I-539 applications starting October 1, 2023. Details here. USCIS has confirmed policy change that will temporarily suspend the biometrics [...]
The U.S. State Department has just released the May 2021 Visa Bulletin which is the eighth Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the continuing significant forward movement for EB-2 and [...]
USCIS has recently announced that they will allow H-1B petitioners of certain denied H-1B petitions to petition USCIS to reopen (and hopefully, approve) the denial decision in light of certain now-rescinded policy memoranda (third-party worksite placements’ [...]
As we are in the back end of this year's H-1B work visa “cap” registration season (registration ends at noon ET on March 25th), we wanted to provide a reminder for the remaining steps and timelines for this year's H-1B cap season. As a reminder, the H-1B cap season this year has (1) registration period, [...]
As we are just about to enter into this year's H-1B cap lottery registration, we hear a common and interesting question from candidates and employers who are trying to evaluate the chances of selection under the lottery, "Would the chances of H-1B cap lottery selection be higher next year?" The answer is that different groups [...]
