May 2019 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The May 2019 Visa Bulletin was just released. EB1 all countries is disappointingly still not current, and shows no signs of becoming so any time soon. However, the date for[…]
Category: News Updates
USCIS Strengthens Guidance for Spousal Petitions Involving Minors
USCIS announced on Friday additional guidance for the adjudication and evaluation of spousal petitions involving minors, in the form of a Policy Alert updating the Adjudicator’s Field Manual. These additional[…]
USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2020 and Reaches the Advanced Degree Exemption Cap
USCIS has announced that, on April 10th, they completed the random selection process to select enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally mandated 85,000 H-1B visas allotted each fiscal year.[…]
USCIS Reaches FY 2020 H-1B Regular Cap
USCIS has announced that they have received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the annual 65,000 visa cap for fiscal year 2020. The past several years have seen[…]
Premium Processing Begins for Certain Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions on May 20
The USCIS published the below notice re. H1B Premium Process service today. Good luck to those filing H1b applications! – Tahmina ___________ On May 20, USCIS will begin premium processing[…]
April 2019 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The April 2019 Visa Bulletin was just released. Below are the new priority dates. Once again, it is very disappointing to see that EB1 all countries is still not current,[…]
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for All H-1B Petitions
USCIS has just announced that, effective tomorrow, March 12, 2019, they are resuming premium processing for all H-1B petitions. Copied from USCIS: USCIS will resume premium processing on Tuesday, March[…]
H4 EAD Recission Imminent: What To Do Now
The long anticipated fear of the administration revoking H4 EADs is finally seeing some action. Last week, the proposed rules were sent to the OMB which means that the proposed[…]
March 2019 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The March 2019 Visa Bulletin was released last Friday. Below are the new priority dates. It was disappointing to see that EB1 all countries is still not current, and the priority[…]
News Update: USCIS to Publish Revised Form I-539 and New Form I-539A
Another concerning announcement coming from USCIS regarding a revised Form I-539 and new Form I-539A, including a new biometrics fee requirement of $85 for many categories of applicants, including those[…]