Headlines: President Announces New Measures for Spousal Work Authorization, DACA Recipients – On June 18, 2024, President Biden announced measures “to ensure that U.S. citizens with noncitizen spouses and children can keep their families together.” He also announced measures to enable certain Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and others to receive work visas more […]
Headlines: EB-3 Category Retrogresses for July, Other Updates: Visa Bulletin – The worldwide EB-3 final action date (including Mexico and Philippines) will retrogress in July. OFLC Seeks Info on Availability of Qualified Workers and Ways to Contact Them – The Office of Foreign Labor Certification seeks input on the annual determination of Labor Supply States […]
Headlines: E-Verify+ Trial Launched; Users Should Check Their Bookmarks, USCIS Said – E-Verify+ integrates the Form I-9 and E-Verify employment eligibility verification processes. USCIS also noted that E-Verify users should check their bookmarks and update them if needed. USCIS Reminds SAVE Users to Certify Tutorial Review, Provides Best Practice Tips – As of May 28, […]
Headlines: USCIS Updates Guidance on Family-Based Immigrant Visas – Effective May 22, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its guidance on family-based immigrant visa petitions. The update includes an explanation of how USCIS corrects approval notice errors, processes requests for consular processing or adjustment of status on the beneficiary’s behalf, and handles […]
Headlines: DHS Issues New ‘Western Hemisphere Parole’ Class of Admission – As part of the Biden administration’s actions to manage regional migration and facilitate “safe, orderly, and humane processing of migrants,” the Department of Homeland Security has issued a new class of admission, Western Hemisphere Parole. SAVE Will Soon Require Users to Review New Tutorial […]
Headlines: Retrogression Likely in EB-2 and EB-3 Categories, Visa Bulletin for June 2024 States – High demand in the employment-based second (EB-2) and third (EB-3) categories will most likely necessitate retrogression of the worldwide final action date (including Mexico and Philippines) next month. Also, a new law may affect certain current and former employees of […]
Headlines: USCIS Reports Statistics on Employers and Beneficiaries for FY 2025 H-1B Cap Initial Registration – Following up on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) previous announcement that it had received enough electronic registrations for unique beneficiaries during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year 2025 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap), including […]
Headlines: DOL Amends Regulations on Certification for Temporary/Seasonal Nonimmigrant Agricultural Workers – Effective June 28, 2024, the Department of Labor is amending its regulations governing certification of temporary employment of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal agricultural work and enforcement of contractual obligations applicable to their employers. USCIS Agrees to Refund Ukrainians for I-765 Fees […]
Headlines: Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for Early Second Half of FY 2024 – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 19,000 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the early second half of fiscal year 2024 with start dates from April […]
Headlines Expansion of Schedule A, Group II Definition to Support STEM Talent – The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has expanded the “science or art” categories within Schedule A, Group II to include any field of knowledge or skill for which colleges and universities commonly offer courses leading to a degree. New Audit Measures for […]
