Due to the COVID-19 emergency, employers should expect a delay in data entry and receipt notice issuance for FY 2021 H-1B cap cases. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it will not begin to perform intake processing on these…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is not currently offering special flexibility to nonimmigrants who are unable to depart the United States because of the COVID emergency, the agency has announced. Foreign nationals affected by the emergency may seek a change of…
During its first H-1B cap registration season, USCIS received nearly 275,000 FY 2021 registrations between March 1, and March 20, 2020. Of these, approximately 46%, or 126,500, hold advanced degrees from U.S. institutions of higher education. Last year, the agency received 201,011…
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 May 3. The original suspension took effect on March 18…
In a continued effort to avoid negative immigration consequences stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, USCIS is expanding its extension of response deadlines to also include notices of intent to revoke, notices of intent to terminate EB-5 regional investment centers, and motions to appeal or…
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.…