Some (rare) positive news on the H-1B front. USCIS has announced that they are resuming premium processing for all H-1B petitions filed on or before December 21, 2018. This announcement expands[…]
February 2019 Visa Bulletin Commentary February 2019 For all countries except India, China, Philippines, and Mexico: F2A category priority date advances 23 days to 1 December 2016, F2B preference[…]
We file a fair number of P-visa applications at our office. This news update is concerning given the arbitrary adjudications we have seen across employment-based cases. Copied from USCIS: Effective[…]
It was an honor to speak with SHRM‘s Roy Maurer about the DHS proposed rules published on Monday December 3rd 2018 which seek to change the H1B visa lottery process.[…]
Last friday, November 30th, the Department of Homeland Security released ‘unpublished’ proposed rules regarding new H1B preregistration procedures. Those rules were formally published today on Monday December 3rd. I posted[…]
This morning, DHS released new H1b rules for pre-registration. I am reading the rules and will give you a summary shortly. In the meantime, here is USCIS’s email notice that[…]
The administration continues its efforts in curbing legal immigration. The Notice to Appeal memo will be implemented in additional cases starting November 19th. Below is a copy of the news[…]
USCIS published the proposed rules on ‘public charge’ policy changes. This will affect green card applications in a drastic way. Here is a link to the rules proposed. I will[…]
USCIS released a notice confirming that international students on F1 who are beneficiaries of H1B applications filed in April 2018 and are still waiting for adjudication, will start to accrue[…]
USCIS announced that the NTA memo went into effect on October 1, 2018. Please see copy of the notice below. At the moment, the memo will affect I-485 and I-539[…]