U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is extending until August 31, 2021 its relaxed enforcement of the normal requirement to physically inspect the original documents presented by new hires during the I-9 process and thus allow eligible employers to continue to implement remote I-9…
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has announced that he will designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and related benefits because of ongoing political, security, and economic conditions that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible Haitian nationals and those who…
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas has designated Burma (Myanmar) for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from May 25, 2021 through November 25, 2022. According to a Federal Register notice that will be published tomorrow, the designation will permit eligible Burmese nationals and…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will continue to implement the ban on “non-essential” travel across U.S. land borders and ferry travel with Canada and Mexico through June 21, 2021, according to a set of notifications to be published in Monday’s Federal Register. The restrictions were…
According to the State Department’s June Visa Bulletin, final action cutoff dates for issuance of an immigrant visa will be as follows: EB-1: All countries, including China and India, will remain current in June.EB-2: China will advance by five months, to May…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has removed from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) an October 8, 2020 interim final rule (IFR) that would have tightened the criteria for the H-1B program. Though the Trump-era regulation never took effect due to…
Starting May 17, 2021, USCIS will temporarily suspend the in-person biometrics requirement for H-4, L-2, and E derivative nonimmigrants seeking extensions of stay and changes of status in the United States. The policy will remain in place through May 17, 2023, unless…
The Department of Labor (DOL) has confirmed that it will extend the delay of a regulation that would raise prevailing wage rates for the H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 and the PERM programs. The rule – which was set to take effect on May 14, 2021 – will…
International entrepreneurs who have established a business in the United States, can demonstrate significant U.S. funding, and show that their business has substantial potential for rapid growth and job creation may be eligible to apply for up to five years…
USCIS is soon expected to suspend the in-person biometrics requirement for H-4, L-2, and E spousal nonimmigrants seeking employment authorization documents (EADs). USCIS revealed its plans in a filing with a federal court hearing a lawsuit challenging lengthy processing delays…