Due to the continuing impact of COVID-19, USCIS is extending its deadline extension policy through March 23, 2023. Petitioners and applicants will continue to have an additional 60 days to respond to requests for evidence, notices of intent to deny…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it is extending the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (green cards) for petitioners who properly file Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, or Form I-829, Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent…
Under a settlement agreement struck in federal court late last week, USCIS will adjudicate H-4 and L-2 applications for extensions or changes of status and work authorization with a principal’s Form I-129 nonimmigrant petition when those forms are concurrently filed.…
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 February 2023 Visa Bulletin. Employment-Based Priority Date Cutoffs for February…
Next month, EB-1 India and EB-1 China will maintain their Final Action cutoff date of February 1, 2022, and their Dates for Filing cutoff date of June 1, 2022. The EB-2 India Final Action date will remain at October 8,…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced an 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia, through September 17, 2024. DHS is also redesignating Somalia for TPS, allowing Somali nationals residing in the United States as of January…
Beginning January 30, 2023, USCIS will accept Form I-907 Premium Processing requests for all new and pending EB-1 Multinational Executive and Manager Form I-140 petitions and EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) I-140 petitions. This is the final phase of premium…
The Biden Administration has authorized a combined total of up to 30,000 parole travel authorizations per month from the countries of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Starting today, citizens of Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua and their immediate family members can…
As of December 31, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) was conducting analyst review for PERM applications filed in April 2022 or earlier, and processing audited cases with priority dates of January 2022 or earlier. DOL is working on standard…
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…