The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced an 18-month designation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), to take effect upon publication of an upcoming Federal Register notice. Afghan nationals eligible for this designation must have continuously resided in…
Last night, Congress passed an omnibus appropriations bill that will fund the federal government – including immigration operations – through FY 2022, which ends September 30, 2022. President Biden is expected to sign the spending package into law. The appropriations bill will…
Employers and their immigration counsel have until Friday, March 18 at noon ET to submit registrations for the FY 2023 H-1B cap lottery. Employers should work with their immigration counsel to complete their review and approval of draft registrations as…
As part of the Government of Canada’s response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is introducing new immigration streams for Ukrainians who want to enter Canada temporarily or permanently. For Ukrainians who want to…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a new 18-month designation of Sudan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), to take effect upon publication of an upcoming Federal Register notice. DHS has also extended and redesignated the neighboring country of South Sudan for…
Employers and their immigration counsel may register foreign nationals for the FY 2023 H-1B cap lottery from today at noon ET through Friday, March 18 at noon ET. USCIS is expected to receive a very large number of online registrations…
A U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) final rule that would expand premium processing to include additional case types has cleared the Office of Management and Budget, putting it closer to publication and implementation. The regulation implements Congress’s October 2020…
Employers and their immigration counsel may register foreign nationals for the FY 2023 H-1B cap lottery between Tuesday, March 1 at noon ET and Friday, March 18 at noon ET. USCIS is expected to receive a very large number of…
Employers can now set up new accounts in USCIS’s online H-1B cap registration system. If your organization wishes to sponsor foreign workers for H-1B cap employment in FY 2023, it must have a registration account. Existing registration accounts may continue…
The Department of Homeland Security is proposing a new public charge rule that would largely codify its existing policy on the public charge ground of inadmissibility. Consistent with longstanding policy, the new rule would deem a foreign national ineligible to…