USCIS has announced that the annual limit for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap employment has been met and the lottery selection process has been completed. USCIS intends to notify employers of the selection results by March 31, but some registrants are…
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 April 7. The original suspension took effect on March…
E-Verify has provided guidelines for employers and employees whose fulfillment of E-Verify obligations may be delayed due to the COVID-19 emergency. E-Verify Case Creation Deadlines Remain in Place for Most E-Verify employers are still obligated to create E-Verify cases for…
The Department of Homeland Security announced today that the United States and Mexico are temporarily restricting all non-essential travel across its borders. “Non-essential” travel includes travel that is considered tourism or recreational in nature. Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security…
USCIS announced today that due to the COVID-19 crisis, the agency is immediately suspending premium processing services for all I-129 and I-140 petitions. Requests for premium processing that were mailed before March 20, but have not yet been accepted by USCIS, will be rejected.…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 National Emergency announced by President Trump on March 13, 2020, they will accept all benefit forms and documents with reproduced original signatures, including the Form I-129, Petition…
The first H-1B cap registration period has now closed. USCIS will accept no further cap registrations against the FY 2021 quota. What’s Next? The Cap Lotteries In the coming days, the agency will conduct two selection lotteries to choose the…
For the first time since Canadian Confederation in 1867, Canada and the U.S. are closing the joint border to most travelers as they fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The Department of Homeland Security announced the border closure today.…
Employment-Based Priority Date Cut-offs for April 2020 To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in April, employer-sponsored foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country. After…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will temporarily close its local field offices and Application Support Centers (ASCs) and suspend in-person services, effective immediately, to help slow the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The suspension is expected to remain in…