The Department of State posted the visa bulletin for January today. USCIS advised that it will accept family and employment-based adjustment of status petitions for January based upon the filing date. See https://www.uscis.gov/visabulletininfo for the updated information. To be eligible…
Congress has passed two appropriations bills that will fund the federal government – including immigration operations – through FY 2020, which ends September 30, 2020. President Trump is expected to sign the spending package into law. A pair of appropriations bills passed today…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced new policy guidance (PDF, 404 KB) implementing two decisions from the attorney general regarding how two or more DUI convictions affect good moral character (GMC) requirements and how post-sentencing changes to criminal sentences affect convictions…
An agreement between the White House and Congressional Democrats moves the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) closer to ratification in Congress. The Senate is expected to vote on ratifying legislation in 2020. Until USCMA is ratified by all three countries, the provisions…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the public comment period for its proposed fee rule to December 30, according to a notice published today in the Federal Register. The extension provides stakeholders with more time to weigh in on a…
The long-anticipated H-1B cap registration system will be in place for the upcoming fiscal year (FY) 2021 cap season, according to an announcement from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today. The initial H-1B cap registration period will run from March 1 through…
Recent news reports confirm that in fiscal year (FY) 2019, U.S. employers continued to face heightened scrutiny from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the area of worksite enforcement. According to statistics provided to The Wall Street Journal, ICE initiated…
An Oregon federal court has issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the Trump Administration from requiring immigrant visa applicants to show that they will have unsubsidized health insurance within 30 days after entry to the United States or the financial…
If you are a foreign national planning to travel abroad this holiday season, please make sure you have the immigration documents and instructions you need to depart and reenter the United States in advance of your trip. Understanding your immigration…
The Departments of Homeland Security and State have announced their Fall 2019 regulatory agendas, which disclose each agency’s immigration rulemaking priorities for the coming months. When and if finalized, these rules could significantly impact the H-1B, L-1 and EB-5 programs,…