USCIS has issued additional Child Status Protection Act guidance to allow the agency to exercise its discretion to accept an adjustment application and accord CSPA protections to a foreign national even if more than one year has elapsed since their…
In September, the EB-2 Final Action Date for all countries except India and China will advance by three months, to July 1, 2022. The EB-3 China Professional/Skilled Worker Final Action Date will also advance by three months, to September 1,…
In August, the EB-1 India Final Action date will retrogress by more than ten years to January 1, 2012. However, the Department of State says, depending on usage in the category and on the FY 2024 annual limit, it is…
The Department of Labor has significantly postponed its plan to propose increases in prevailing wages for the H-1B, PERM, and other wage-protected immigration programs; the proposal is now on the agency’s long-term agenda, slated for June 2024. The Department of…
In July, EB-3 India will retrogress by more than three years to January 1, 2009. EB-3 for all other countries except China will retrogress by four months to February 1, 2022. EB-1, EB-2, and EB-5 cutoff dates for all countries…
If you are a foreign national planning to travel internationally this summer, make sure that you have all the necessary documents, including a passport with sufficient remaining validity, a valid U.S. visa in the appropriate classification, and advance permission to…
In June, EB-5 India will retrogress by more than one year to April 1, 2017. EB-1 and EB-2 cutoff dates for all countries will remain the same in June. EB-3 cutoff dates for all countries and categories will remain the…
Starting at noon ET on May 6, 2023, lottery entrants must check the State Department’s official Diversity Visa Lottery website to learn whether they have been chosen to apply for a diversity visa. Entrants may experience delays accessing the official website due…
Next month, USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is earlier than the Final Action Dates listed in the State Department’s May 2023 Visa Bulletin. Employment-Based Priority Date Cutoffs for May…
USCIS has revised its Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) policy so that fewer child adjustment of status applicants risk “aging out” of the ability to obtain a green card due to reaching age 21 and no longer qualifying as a…