A Trump-era presidential proclamation suspending the entry of certain foreign nationals in the H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and J-1 categories, and their dependents, is set to expire today. The nonimmigrant proclamation had been in effect since June 24, 2020, and was initially scheduled…
USCIS has announced that the annual limit for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 H-1B cap employment has been met and the lottery selection process has been completed. Sponsoring employers and their attorneys have been notified of the selection results and are now able…
The H-1B cap registration period has now closed. USCIS will accept no further cap registrations against the FY 2022 quota. What’s next: the cap lotteries In the coming days, the agency will conduct two selection lotteries to choose the beneficiaries…
In its ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, USCIS is further extending its 60-day deadline extension policy for responses to various agency actions to June 30, 2021. The accommodation will continue to be available to stakeholders responding to or filing the following: Requests for…
To be eligible to file an adjustment application in April, foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country. USCIS has again chosen the Final Action Dates chart for…
The FY 2022 H-1B cap registration period will close on Thursday, March 25, at 12:00pm EDT. Employers and their immigration counsel will have until this time to draft, review, e-sign and submit their registrations to the agency. What happens after…
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 April 21, 2021, according to a set of notifications to be published in the Federal Register. The restrictions were…
The Department of Labor (DOL) is proposing an extended delay in the effective date of a regulation that would raise prevailing wage rates for the H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 and the PERM programs. Under the proposal, the regulation – which is currently set to take…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended and redesignated Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from March 31, 2021 through September 30, 2022, according to a notice scheduled for publication in tomorrow’s Federal Register. Current Syrian TPS beneficiaries will have 60…
According to the State Department’s April Visa Bulletin, final action cutoff dates for issuance of an immigrant visa will be as follows: EB-1: China and India join all other countries and become current in April.EB-2: China will advance by just under seven…