The Final Action dates and Dates for Filing for India EB-2 and EB-3 will advance by one month in August. The Final Action date for EB-2 India will advance to July 15, 2012 and the Date for Filing to July…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has delayed to December 2024 the publication of a final rule implementing the second phase of its H-1B program modernization plan, which is expected to include the revision of key H-1B program terms and…
The Department of Homeland Security has extended and redesignated Yemen for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), from September 4, 2024 through March 3, 2026. The initial registration period for new TPS applicants will run from July 10, 2024 through March 3,…
As of July 1, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) was conducting analyst review for PERM applications filed in June 2023 or earlier, and processing audited cases with priority dates of December 2022 or earlier. DOL is working on standard…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended and redesignated Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from August 4, 2024 through February 3, 2026. The registration period for eligible individuals to submit initial TPS applications under the redesignation…
USCIS is extending through March 9, 2025 the validity of TPS EADs issued to TPS beneficiaries under the designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan. The current auto-extension was set to expire on June 30, 2024. Impacted beneficiaries…
Employers have just two more weeks to file petitions for foreign nationals selected in the FY 2025 H-1B cap lottery before the end of the filing period on June 30, 2024. It is not yet known whether USCIS will conduct…
The worldwide Final Action date for EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers will retrogress by almost one year in July. The Final Action date for EB-1 India will advance by eleven months. The Final Action dates for the remaining employment-based categories…
As of June 1, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) was conducting analyst review for PERM applications filed in May 2023 or earlier, and processing audited cases with priority dates of December 2022 or earlier. DOL is working on standard…
A proposed rule seeks to expand the $4,000 or $4,500 9-11 Response fee to include H-1B and L-1 extension petitions filed by employers subject to the law, instead of only requiring the fee for their initial and change of employer…