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News & EventsChanges Affecting Employment Authorization for L-2, E and H-4 Dependent Spouses
On November 12, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that L-2 and E dependent spousesare no longer required to apply for an EAD to work in the United States. Instead, L-2 and E dependent spouses are authorized to work in the United States...
H-1b registration – Breaking News
H-1b Registration Breaking News We received the following from USCIS regarding the H-1b registration. Highlights include the following. The initialregistration period for the fiscal year 2024 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 1 and run...
Part time H-1b
This is a regurgitation of an old article that has become relevant in recent months. The part-time H-1B may be useful in the current economic climate; as it may allow an employer to avoid layoffs or avoid concerns of sufficient stream of revenue for full time...
VISA BULLETIN FOR FEBRUARY 2023
DOS posted the February 2023 visa bulletin. In addition to final action dates and dates for filing, it contains notes on the diversity visa, a note on F2A category, employment third preference “other workers” category retrogression, and more. As of January 17, 2023,...
Breaking News- EB(1)3 and EB-2 NIW Premium Processing starts
We would like to advise our clientsand readers of the following announcement from the USCIS. This is big news for EB1 (3) or EB-1 (c) as it is sometimes known, since it will shorten processing time from close to a year to 15 days. This is big news for those who wish...
USCIS to Raise Fees soon
The newest proposal would increase fees by an overall weighted average of 40 percent. The proposal includes separate fees for different Form I-129 categories (see table below). USCIS is not proposing to split the Form I-129 into separate forms at this time but may...
and In Immigration News this week…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is making changes to the H-1b category. The new rule is expected to redefine the H-1B employer-employee relationship and provide flexibility for start-up entrepreneurs, establish regulations and guidelines for the...
The US Department of Labor has reconfirmed its plan to propose increases in prevailing wages for the H-1B and PERM programs.
DOL has announced plans to move ahead with a proposed rule to raise prevailing wage rates for the H-1B, H-1B1, E-3, and PERM programs. A final prevailing wage rule had been scheduled to take effect last November but a federal court vacated the Trump-era regulation...
Breaking News Department of State. Interview waivers extended.
Waiver of Interviews Extended at US Embassies Many of our clients have interviews at consulates throughout the world. Each embassy/consulate has it’s own regulations. The following news is from the Department of State. However, the client still needs to check the...
SLOWDOWN IN CHINA (US EMBASSY)
Department of State slowdowns in China The U.S. State Department recently announced that consular operations at various consular posts in China, will be reduced because of operational impacts caused by the surge of COVID-19 infections” across the country. The U.S....