The 90-day filing window for FY 2021 H-1B cap petitions will close on June 30, 2020. With just over two weeks remaining in the filing period, employers should be working with their legal team to finalize and submit H-1B cap…
In Round 4 of its COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has confirmed that it will not reinstate its policy that gave employers more time to respond to DOL inquiries and an…
Employment-Based Priority Date Cut-offs for June 2020 To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in June, employer-sponsored foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country. For…
According to the State Department’s June Visa Bulletin, cutoff dates for issuance of an immigrant visa will be as follows: EB-1: All countries except for China and India will remain current in June. China will advance by one month to August 15,…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today that it is extending for 30 days, or until June 18, 2020, its relaxed enforcement of the normal requirement to physically inspect the original documents presented by new hires during the I-9 process and…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) data for the second quarter of FY 2020 show continued high rates of requests for evidence (RFEs) in key employer-sponsored nonimmigrant categories, though there was some improvement in H-1B, L-1 and TN outcomes. The…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a preliminary injunction against a presidential proclamation that seeks to require immigrant visa applicants to demonstrate that that they would have unsubsidized health insurance within 30 days after entry to the…
In its ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, USCIS has agreed to extend its 60-day deadline extension policy for responses to various agency actions to July 1, 2020. The accommodation will continue to be available to stakeholders responding to or filing the…
In a continued response to COVID-19, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will extend its public closure of local field offices and Application Support Centers (ASCs), suspending in-person services now until at least June 3. The original suspension took effect on March…
President Trump today signed a presidential proclamation to temporarily suspend the entry of certain employment-based, family-based and other immigrants for 60 days, with a number of exceptions. The President characterized the measure as a means to protect U.S. workers and conserve medical…