During the Fall 2020 semester, students attending schools that are operating entirely online will not be permitted to take a full online course load and remain in the United States, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) has announced. The State…
In its ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, USCIS is further extending its 60-day deadline extension policy for responses to various agency actions to September 11, 2020. The accommodation will continue to be available to stakeholders responding to or filing the following: …
President Trump today signed a presidential proclamation to temporarily suspend the entry of certain employment-based, family-based and other nonimmigrants, with a number of exceptions. The President characterized the measure as a means to protect U.S. workers and conserve medical resources during…
In a long-awaited decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today held that the Trump Administration failed to provide an adequate justification for terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, thus violating the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). DACA remains in…
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 July 21, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The restrictions were due to expire on…
According to the State Department’s July Visa Bulletin, cutoff dates for the issuance of an immigrant visa will be as follows: EB-1: All countries except for China and India will remain current in July. China will advance by one week to August…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today that it is extending for another 30 days, or until July 19, 2020, its relaxed enforcement of the normal requirement to physically inspect the original documents presented by new hires during the I-9 process…
The Department of Labor (DOL) will continue to issue PERM labor certifications electronically through September 30, 2020. In late March, DOL’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification announced that it would e-mail certified PERM labor certifications to employers through June 30, 2020…
The 90-day filing window for FY 2021 H-1B cap petitions will close on June 30, 2020. With just over two weeks remaining in the filing period, employers should be working with their legal team to finalize and submit H-1B cap…
The U.S. State Department has chosen the winners of the Fiscal Year 2021 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery. Foreign nationals who entered the lottery can visit the official Entrant Status Check website to learn whether they were selected to submit an application for…