On April 10, USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process to select enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally-mandated regular cap and the U.S. advanced degree exemption for fiscal year (FY) 2020. After completing the random selection process for the…
USCIS has received a sufficient number of petitions projected as needed to reach the congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap for fiscal year 2020. USCIS will next determine if we have received a sufficient number of petitions to meet the…
USCIS announced today that current beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under South Sudan’s designation who want to maintain their status through the 18-month extension period ending on Nov. 2, 2020, must re-register between April 5, 2019 and June 4,…
Presidential memo issued 3/28/19 extending the wind-down period for Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians for 12 months, through 3/30/20. The memo also includes the continued authorization for employment through 3/30/20 for qualifying beneficiaries. See https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/memorandum-extension-deferred-enforced-departure-liberians/ for more information.
USCIS has launched an H-1B Employer Data Hub to provide information to the public on employers petitioning for H-1B workers. The data hub is part of our continued effort to increase transparency in employment-based visa programs by allowing the public to…
On May 20, USCIS will begin premium processing for FY 2020 cap-subject H-1B petitioners requesting a change of status on their Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker. Petitioners who do not file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service,…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced the start of the fiscal year (FY) 2020 H-1B cap season, start dates for premium processing of cap-subject H-1B petitions, and the launch of its new H-1B data hub, while reminding petitioners…
The Department of State posted the visa bulletin for April today. See https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2019/visa-bulletin-for-april-2019.html for the visa bulletin for April 2019. USCIS advised that it will accept adjustment of status petitions for employment-based adjustment of status petitions for April based upon…
USCIS will resume premium processing on Tuesday, March 12, for all H-1B petitions. USCIS has stated that a separate announcement would be made for FY2020 H-1B Cap Cases. Details about the FY 2020 H-1B cap season will be addressed soon.…
USCIS has revised Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status and will publish the revised form on its website on March 8, 2019. The revised Form I-539 must be used for any petition received after March 21st. Please see https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/update-uscis-publish-revised-form-i-539-and-new-form-i-539a-march-8…