The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to support a proposed rule to amend aspects of the H-1B program, including a redefinition of the employer-employee relationship and clarification of petition amendment requirements, particularly in changes of work location. The Department…
Beginning Sunday, June 12, international air travelers will no longer be required to show a negative COVID test result to board flights to the United States, Biden Administration officials have indicated. Nonimmigrant travelers remain subject to U.S. COVID vaccination requirements,…
The EB-2 India Final Action date will advance by three months, to December 1, 2014. The EB-2 China Final Action date will advance by one month, to April 1, 2019. EB-1 will remain current for all countries. EB-2 and EB-3…
As of May 31, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) was conducting analyst review for PERM applications filed in November 2021 or earlier, and processing audited cases with priority dates of September 2021 or earlier. DOL is working on standard…
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas has designated Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from June 7, 2022 through December 7, 2023. The registration period for eligible individuals to submit TPS applications will run for that same…
USCIS has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 23,500 H-2B visas recently made available to returning workers. As the number of petitions received in the first five business days of the filing period exceeded the 23,500…
Beginning June 1, USCIS will accept Form I-907 Premium Processing upgrade requests for pending EB-1 Multinational Manager Form I-140 petitions that were filed on or before January 1, 2021. Beginning July 1, USCIS will accept Form I-907 Premium Processing upgrade…
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas has designated Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from May 20, 2022 through November 20, 2023. The registration period for eligible individuals to submit TPS applications will run for that same…
Through 11:59 PM EDT on June 10, 2022, U.S. citizens and nationals, U.S. lawful permanent residents (LPRs), valid U.S. immigrant visa holders, and nonimmigrants traveling with U.S. citizens and LPRs who are departing from Shanghai, China, are exempt from providing…
Next month, USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is earlier than the Final Action Dates listed in the State Department’s June 2022 Visa Bulletin. Employment-Based Priority Date Cutoffs for June…