U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it plans to resume premium processing for Forms I-129 (nonimmigrant visa petitions) and eligible Forms I-140 (immigrant visa petitions) in phases over the next month. On March 20, the agency temporarily suspended premium processing due to the COVID-19 emergency.…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will resume in-person services at some of its local offices and Application Support Centers (ASCs) starting June 4, according to an agency announcement issued today. The agency has yet to identify which offices and ASCs will…
President Donald Trump has amended the start time of his recent COVID-related proclamation prohibiting the entry of foreign nationals who have been physically present in Brazil within 14 days before their attempted entry. The travel restrictions will now take effect at 11:59 pm EDT today,…
President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation that prohibits foreign nationals from entering the United States if they have been physically present in the Brazil within 14 days before their attempted entry, with exceptions. The proclamation takes effect at 11:59 pm EDT…
Employment-Based Priority Date Cut-offs for June 2020 To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in June, employer-sponsored foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country. For…
According to the State Department’s June Visa Bulletin, cutoff dates for issuance of an immigrant visa will be as follows: EB-1: All countries except for China and India will remain current in June. China will advance by one month to August 15,…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will continue to implement the Trump Administration’s ban on “non-essential” travel across U.S. land borders and ferry travel with Mexico and Canada through June 22, according to a set of notices to be published in the…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today that it is extending for 30 days, or until June 18, 2020, its relaxed enforcement of the normal requirement to physically inspect the original documents presented by new hires during the I-9 process and…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) data for the second quarter of FY 2020 show continued high rates of requests for evidence (RFEs) in key employer-sponsored nonimmigrant categories, though there was some improvement in H-1B, L-1 and TN outcomes. The…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a preliminary injunction against a presidential proclamation that seeks to require immigrant visa applicants to demonstrate that that they would have unsubsidized health insurance within 30 days after entry to the…