The White House has issued a Presidential Proclamation that imposes travel restrictions on certain foreign nationals who have been present in Iran within 14 days of attempting entry to the United States. The restrictions take effect at 5 pm EST on…
USCIS will begin to accept H-1B cap registrations for employment in FY 2021 on Sunday, March 1, at 12:00pm ET. Employers and their immigration counsel will have until Friday, March 20, at 12:00pm ET to draft, review, e-sign and submit…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of State have issued travel advisories to inform travelers about health problems related to the Coronavirus Disease that might affect their safety abroad. CDC Travel Advisories The CDC's…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled late Friday that the Trump Administration can enforce its new public charge regulation in Illinois, staying the last of several federal court injunctions that temporarily blocked the rule from taking effect. Though multiple lawsuits challenging the…
USCIS’s new online system for H-1B cap registration is now open for employer account creation. If your organization plans to sponsor foreign nationals for H-1B cap employment in FY 2021, it must take steps to set up an account in…
Starting February 24, 2020, foreign nationals applying for adjustment of status to permanent residence will be subject to a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulation that redefines the test for the “public charge” ground of inadmissibility. On the same…
To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in March, employer-sponsored foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country. The ability to file adjustment of status applications…
USCIS’s new online system for H-1B cap registration will soon be open. If your organization plans to sponsor foreign nationals for H-1B cap employment in FY 2021, it must take steps to set up an account in the USCIS system…
The State Department will request expedited review from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of its DS-5540 public charge questionnaire, to be used by consular officers in determining the admissibility of visa applicants under the agency’s new public charge rule. The rule,…
Yesterday, a federal district court judge issued a permanent injunction that prohibits U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) from implementing a policy under which F, J and M nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors and their dependents would automatically begin to…