by sindell | Dec 17, 2022 | H-2B
BREAKING IMMIGRATION NEWS H-2B numbers increase. The H2B Visa is a nonimmigrant visa that allows U.S. employers to hire foreign workers for temporary non-agricultural work. The work can be a one-time job, seasonal job, intermittent, or peak load. Non-agricultural...
by sindell | Dec 16, 2022 | Department of labor
PERM NEWS THIS WEEK The US Department of Labor has updated processing times this week for our clients considering or applying for permanent residence. PERM Processing: As of Nov. 30, the department was adjudicating applications filed in March and...
by admin | Feb 1, 2022 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed that the initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 H-1B Cap will be from March 1, 2022 at 12:00pm Eastern through March 18, 2022 at 12:00pm Eastern. During this registration period,...
by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
In response to the Omicron variant of COVID-19, beginning December 6th, the Biden Administration will require all inbound international airline passengers ages 2 and older to submit a negative COVID test taken within 1 calendar day of travel in order to board their...
by admin | Nov 12, 2021 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
As a result of a settlement agreement in a lawsuit that challenged the lengthy processing delays of H-4 and L-2 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) applications (Shergill et al v. Mayorkas), USCIS has agreed to change its policies regarding these H-4 and L-2 EAD...
by admin | Oct 29, 2021 | General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
On October 25, 2021, the White House issued a presidential proclamation that will be effective November 8, 2021 that rescinds the current regional COVID-19 travel bans and imposes a COVID-19 vaccination requirement on nonimmigrants traveling by air from any country to...
by admin | Oct 29, 2021 | General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
On Oct. 4, 2021,United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its EB-5 website and issued an alert regarding the current lapse of the EB-5 Regional Center Program. The Regional Center Program has been lapsed since June 30, 2021, when...
by admin | Oct 1, 2021 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is further extending its 60 day deadline extension policy for responses to various agency actions to January 15, 2022 in its ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The accommodation will continue to be...
by admin | Sep 24, 2021 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
The White House announced on September 20, 2021 that a new policy will be replacing the regional COVID travel bans that are currently in place. Expected to start in November 2021, the new policy will require all foreign nationals to show proof of full COVID...
by admin | Jun 25, 2021 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is further extending its 60-day deadline extension policy for responses to various agency actions to September 30, 2021. This accommodation will continue to be available for the following: Requests for...
