by admin | May 24, 2019 | General News, H-1B, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
USCIS has completed data entry for all fiscal year (FY) 2020 H-1B cap-subject petitions that were selected in the computer-generated random selection process. USCIS will begin returning all H-1B cap-subject petitions that were not selected and will issue an...
by admin | May 10, 2019 | F-1/M-1, General News, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
In August 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a memorandum that altered agency policy regarding the calculation of unlawful presence for F, J, and M nonimmigrants and their dependents. A federal district court judge has...
by admin | May 3, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
A new Presidential Memorandum directs the Department of State (DOS) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide recommendations to tighten B-1 and B-2 visitor visa enforcement. Specifically, the Memorandum directs DOS and DHS to do the following:...
by admin | Apr 19, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provided additional guidance about the adjudication of spousal petitions involving minors. The guidance instructs USCIS officers to conduct an additional interview for certain I-130 spousal petitions...
by admin | Apr 18, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
This April marks two years since President Trump signed the Buy American and Hire American executive order in 2017. Since then, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has implemented the executive order through rules, policy memoranda, and...
by admin | Apr 18, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, H-1B, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
As mentioned in a previous article, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) completed the fiscal year (FY) 2020 H-1B Cap selection process and reached the number for the U.S. advanced degree exemption, also known as the master’s cap....