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…
Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Palestinians will be valid for an 18-month period, from February 14, 2024 until August 13, 2025. During this period, eligible Palestinians will be protected from removal and may apply for employment or travel authorization. Palestinian…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended and redesignated Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from June 13, 2024 through December 12, 2025. The registration period for eligible individuals to submit initial TPS applications under the…
If you are an F-1 student who has applied for or is working on optional practical training (OPT) or who will be the beneficiary of a petition to change status to H-1B in this year’s H-1B cap filing season, make…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended and redesignated Burma (Myanmar) for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), from May 26, 2024 through November 25, 2025. The registration period for new TPS applicants will run from March 25, 2024 to November…
DHS has published a Federal Register notice extending the suspension of certain employment authorization restrictions for Venezuelan F-1 nonimmigrants (and those with no nationality who last habitually resided in Venezuela) who are experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the current crisis in Venezuela.…
The White House has designated Palestinians for Deferred Enforced Departure (DED). The DED order blocks removal of certain Palestinians from the United States for 18 months, and instructs the Department of Homeland Security to provide employment authorization to eligible DED…
President Biden has issued a wide-ranging Executive Order to establish guidelines for artificial intelligence (AI) security, innovation, and advancement – including several immigration provisions related to the attraction and retention of foreign talent in AI. The order directs the State…
A new proposed rule seeks to enhance integrity and prevent misuse of the H-1B cap registration system, revise the definition of an H-1B specialty occupation, strengthen cap-gap protections for F-1 students awaiting a change of status to H-1B, and clarify…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended and redesignated Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), from December 8, 2023 through June 7, 2025. The registration period for new TPS applicants will run from October 10, 2023 to June 7,…