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News & EventsThe Department of State Releases Visa Bulletin For July 2021
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its July 2021 Visa Bulletin. EB-1-Worldwide:   Priority dates are current EB-2-Worldwide:   Priority dates are current, except: China:            Priority date of December 1, 2017 India:           ...
EB-5 Regional Center Program Set to Expire
The EB-5 Regional Center Program is set to expire on June 30, 2021 unless reauthorized by Congress. In the past, the program was typically reauthorized in one-year increments. However, earlier this year, after the last program expiration, Congress took the unusual...
USCIS Revises Policies to Reduce Administrative Barriers
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a set of policy revisions effective immediately that are designed to reduce administrative barriers to those seeking immigration benefits. The policy revision guidance reinstates a 2013...
The Department of State Releases Their Visa Bulletin For June 2021
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its June 2021 Visa Bulletin. EB-1-Worldwide:   Priority dates are current EB-2-Worldwide:   Priority dates are current, except: China:            Priority date of May 1, 2017 India:             Priority...
DHS Withdraws Biometrics Rule Proposal
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have expanded DHS authorities and requirements for collecting biometrics. The proposed rule would have removed age restrictions, thereby requiring submission of biometrics for...
USCIS Announces FY 2022 H-1B Cap Electronic Registration Period
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is delaying the effective date of the H-1B Selection Process final rule until Dec. 31, 2021. What this means is that USCIS will apply the...
DHS Issues Final Rule Regarding H-1B Cap Lottery
On January 8, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule that replaces the H-1B cap lottery system with a system that allocated H-1B visa numbers according to the Department of Labor's Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) four level...
Department of Labor Issues Implementation Guidance After Prevailing Wage Interim Final Rule Blocked
Last Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White's ruling dismissed changes the administration announced in October 2020 to the H-1B visa program, which included salary requirements on firms that employed skilled workers from overseas and placed new limits on specialty...
U.S. District Court Strikes Down H-1B Visa Restrictions
A federal judge threw out two rules by the Trump administration that limited the number of visas that are made available to skilled foreign workers. The Tuesday ruling from U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White, dismisses changes the administration announced in October...
DHS Proposes Significant Changes to H-1B Cap Selection Process
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,...