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How Immigrants From Venezuela, Burma and Syria Can Apply for TPS
Venezuela and Burma were recently designated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, and Syria’s TPS designation was extended for the same length of time. Below is a look at what this means for nationals from those countries now...
USCIS May Reconsider H-1B Petitions Denied Based on Three Rescinded Policy Memos
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it will revisit certain adverse decisions issued on H-1B petitions, following the rescission of three of its policy memos. The rescissions lessen petitioners’ burden in providing documents...
Plan Your Strategy Now: The H-1B Cap Lottery Opens March 9
It is almost time to register for the H-1B cap lottery. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the initial electronic registration period for FY2022 will open March 9, 2021 at noon EST and run through noon EST on March 25,...
Immigrant Visa Ban Lifted, but Processing Capacity Remains Limited Due to Pandemic
President Joe Biden has lifted a freeze on green cards for new immigrants outside the United States that the Trump administration had put in place early in the pandemic. Claiming immigrants were a “risk to the U.S. labor market” in a...
Best Form I-9 Practices in the Age of COVID-19
As an employer, you must complete and retain a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification for everyone you hire to work for pay. For workplaces with remote operations due to the pandemic, the federal government has temporarily relaxed the...
President Biden Takes Significant Actions on Immigration Reform on Day One
The inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden heralded a significant shift in U.S. immigration policy. On his first day in office, the President signed five immigration-related executive actions, presidential memoranda, and agency directives and...
How to Apply For an I-751 Petition (Removal of Conditions on Residence) After Divorce
A divorce causes tremendous upheaval under normal circumstances, but if your green card is conditioned on your marriage, the situation may seem more stressful and hopeless. But take heart: If you wish to remain in the United States, you may still...
U.S. Citizenship Test Gets Longer, More Complicated
The civics test to become a U.S. citizen just got more difficult. To be approved for U.S. citizenship through naturalization (N-400 Application), applicants must take a civics test to show their knowledge and understanding of American...
Proposed change to H-1B visa program would make it harder for U.S. employers to hire recent grads
A proposed rule change to the H-1B visa program would limit U.S. employers’ ability to hire recent foreign graduates of U.S. advanced degree programs and other entry-level workers from abroad. The modification would impact the process by which U.S....
Court to Decide Whether DOL Had “Good Cause” to Push IFR Through
The Department of Labor (DOL) pushed through a new rule that would make it considerably more expensive for employers to hire highly skilled foreign nationals. The Interim Final Rule (IFR), which impacts wage standards in the H-1B and other visa...
Getting Around the Travel Bans to Get Where You Need To Go
International travel in the age of coronavirus is more complicated than ever. Because of pandemic-related travel bans, travelers face major challenges when journeying in and out of the United States and many other countries. Some people must...
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION SUSPENDING ENTRY OF FOREIGN NATIONALS THAT PRESENT A RISK TO THE US LABOR MARKET
On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a Proclamation suspending entry into the United States for certain employment-based nonimmigrant visa holders. The Proclamation is effective June 24, 2020,and it suspends such entry until December 31, 2020,...