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August 2023 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 ROW Cutoff Date Introduced, EB-1 India Retrogression

The U.S. State Department has just released the August 2023 Visa Bulletin which is the eleventh Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is cutoff date introduction for EB-1 Rest [...]

By |2023-08-23T12:07:42-04:00July 13th, 2023|Articles, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

I-140 EAD Based on Compelling Circumstances – Everything You Need to Know

The I-140 EAD rule was introduced back in 2016 as part of a final rule entitled “Retention of EB–1, EB–2, and EB–3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers” [commonly known as the “High-Skilled” Final Rule] and, as a result, USCIS amended its regulations to allow certain nonimmigrants with approved Form I-140 petitions [...]

By |2023-10-31T14:29:03-04:00July 9th, 2023|Articles, News, News Alert|

USCIS Introduces New I-551 Stamp Mail Delivery Process

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently announced an  update that has introduced a new I-551 stamp mail delivery process, easing the way immigrants receive their lawful permanent resident status while waiting for their physical green cards. This helpful step is designed to streamline the process and reduce in-person appointments at local [...]

By |2023-05-22T10:12:37-04:00May 22nd, 2023|Employees, News Alert, Travel|

I-9 Remote Physical Inspection Flexibility Ending July 31, 2023: Preparing for the Transition

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses across the United States have faced numerous challenges in adapting to remote work environments. One critical area impacted by this shift has been the verification of employment eligibility through Form I-9. To accommodate remote work, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) introduced temporary measures allowing for [...]

Staggering Number of H-1B Cap Registrations and USCIS Efforts to Combat Fraud

USCIS has finally released details of the numbers of H-1B cap registrations for the upcoming fiscal year and the numbers are well above expectations in a number of ways.   USCIS reported that out of a total of 780,888 [...]

By |2023-05-11T10:42:36-04:00May 11th, 2023|Articles, H-1B, News, News Alert|

When Is The Best Time to Complete the I-485 Medicals? I-693 Medical Exam Validity Explained

Among the surge of I-485 applications over the past several months, our office has fielded hundreds (at least) questions as to what is the best time to prepare and submit the required I-693 medical exam [...]

By |2024-04-12T10:02:04-04:00April 21st, 2023|Articles, I-485, News, News Alert|

April 2023 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 and FB-2A Retrogression

The U.S. State Department has just released the April 2023 Visa Bulletin which is the seventh Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the retrogression in EB-2 preference categories and the cutoff date [...]

By |2023-03-23T10:23:00-04:00March 23rd, 2023|Articles, EB-2, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

USCIS Ends COVID-Related Flexibilities and Deadline Grace Periods

Today, March 23, 2023, is the end of the set of COVID-related flexibilities instituted at the beginning of the pandemic in March of 2020.   The end of these flexibilities means that there are no longer additional grace periods and automatic deadline extensions [...]

By |2023-03-23T10:55:56-04:00March 23rd, 2023|Articles, News, News Alert|

March 2023 Visa Bulletin – No Movement; Retrogression Expected

The U.S. State Department has just released the March 2023 Visa Bulletin which is the sixth Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the lack of any notable movement in the cutoff dates [...]

By |2023-02-16T11:21:32-05:00February 16th, 2023|Articles, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

USCIS to Reinstate Policy Allowing Concurrent Approval of H-1B and H-4/EAD Applications

In a legal settlement USCIS has agreed to reinstate its procedure to “bundle” and review concurrently spouses’ H-4/EAD and L-2/EAD applications when such applications are filed concurrently with an underlying I-129 petition seeking H-1B (or L-1) for the [...]

By |2023-01-23T10:30:40-05:00January 23rd, 2023|Articles, H-4 EAD, News, News Alert|

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