by SW Law Group, P.C. | Jul 31, 2024 | Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed new steps aimed at keeping families united during the immigration process. The announcement supports the Biden-Harris administration’s objective of maintaining family unity. DHS will soon introduce a process...
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Jan 9, 2023 | General News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
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...
by admin | Feb 1, 2022 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, 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 | Nov 12, 2021 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, 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 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...