Twenty U.S. states have filed suit challenging the September 19 Presidential Proclamation and related federal agency policies that impose a $100,000 fee on U.S. employers for certain H-1B nonimmigrant petitions. The case, State of California, et al. v Kristi Noem, et al., 1:25-cv-13829 (D. Mass.,…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its Policy Manual to reduce the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) maximum validity period to 18 months for several categories of EAD applications, down from a five-year maximum validity period under the agency’s prior policy that took effect…
According to the State Department’s December Visa Bulletin, Final Action cutoff dates for issuance of an immigrant visa or approval of an adjustment of status application will be as follows: EB-1: China will advance one month to January 22, 2023, and…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a proposed regulation that seeks to broadly expand the collection and use of biometrics in the enforcement and administration of immigration laws. The rule would subject foreign nationals to periodic biometrics collection…
Earlier this week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provided additional guidance on implementation of President Trump’s September 19 presidential proclamation that bans an H-1B specialty occupation employee from entering the United States unless their employer has paid a $100,000 fee for the sponsored…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking to alter the annual computerized H-1B cap lottery system to give an advantage in the selection process to those with the highest wage for their occupation and area of employment corresponding to…
According to the State Department’s September Visa Bulletin, Final Action cutoff dates for issuance of an immigrant visa or approval of an adjustment of status application will be as follows: EB-1: China will remain at November 15, 2022, and India will…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it is returning to its previous Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) policy for determining whether a child continues to qualify for derivative green card eligibility in family preference category and employment-based adjustment of…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received enough petitions to meet the annual H-1B quota of 85,000 for Fiscal Year 2026, according to an agency announcement issued today. The announcement means that USCIS will not conduct a second cap lottery selection…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin to accept H-1B cap registrations for employment in FY 2026 on Friday, March 7, at noon ET. The registration period is set to close on Monday, March 24, at noon ET. The agency will again implement…