by admin | Oct 30, 2020 | General Immigration, General News, H-1B, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing a rule to the Federal Register to amend regulations that govern the process by which the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) selects H-1B cap-subject petitions. If this rule is finalized,...
by admin | Oct 8, 2020 | General Immigration, General News, H-1B, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
The Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have published two new interim rules, changing wage requirements for employment-based visas as well as regulatory criteria for adjudicating H-1B petitions. The first (wage requirements) will be...
by admin | Oct 2, 2020 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
On September 30, 2020 the President signed H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act, part of which seeks to address USCIS’s budget shortfall. Part of the act addresses Premium Processing fees. Note that while the law takes effect...
by admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, H-1B, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
On Friday, September 18, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that a lower court did not have the authority to enjoin the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from enforcing its public charge rule during the COVID-19 pandemic. This ruling is...
by admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, H-1B, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is reviewing a Department of Labor (DOL) rule that is seeking to make a restructuring to the wage level system to establish prevailing wage minimums in the H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 and PERM programs. The regulation is expected to...
by admin | Sep 11, 2020 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, H-1B, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
Beginning on October 2, 2020, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement a new fee schedule as well as changes to several key employment-based immigration forms and changes to the timeframe for premium processing service. New Fees...
