The Department of Labor has reconfirmed its plan to propose increases in prevailing wages for the H-1B and PERM programs, among others. The Department of Homeland Security continues to pursue proposed modernization of the H-1B program and changes to the…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued detailed guidance on implementation of the new COVID test requirement for travel from China, set to take effect on January 5. Under the guidance, airline passengers two years of…
Under the new fee proposal, USCIS would increase and create separate fees for H-1B, L-1 and other nonimmigrant case types. The proposed H-1B fee increase is $780, from $460, a 70% increase. The proposed L-1 petition fee is $1,385, from…
The Department of Homeland Security has extended and redesignated Yemen for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), from March 4, 2023 through September 3, 2024. The initial registration period for new TPS applicants will run from January 3, 2023 through September 3,…
Effective January 5, 2023, airline passengers traveling from mainland China, Hong Kong, or Macau must provide either a negative COVID test or documentation of COVID recovery in order to travel to the United States. The new requirement will apply to…
The U.S. State Department’s visa interview waiver program for certain temporary workers, students, and exchange visitors has been extended to December 31, 2023. The separate interview waiver program for certain applicants renewing a visa in the same category within 48…
The spending bill funds the Departments of State, Homeland Security, Labor, and other federal agencies through FY 2023. The package reauthorizes E-Verify and other expiring immigration programs through September 30, 2023. The President is expected to sign the spending bill.…
Next month, USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is earlier than the Dates for Filing listed in the State Department’s January 2023 Visa Bulletin. Employment-Based Priority Date Cutoffs for January…
Next month, EB-1 India and EB-1 China will have a Final Action cutoff date of February 1, 2022, and a Date for Filing cutoff date of June 1, 2022. The EB-2 India Final Action date will remain at October 8,…
A stopgap spending measure passed by Congress will fund the U.S. government – including E-Verify and the Conrad 30 program – through December 23, 2022, as Congress considers federal budget legislation to fund the government for the full FY 2023.…