Headlines: USCIS Releases New Guidance, Resources for International Entrepreneurs – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued comprehensive guidance on parole for international entrepreneurs, and new entrepreneur resources. DHS Extends and Redesignates Somalia for TPS, Announces Student Relief – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to publish a Federal Register notice extending and redesignating […]
Headlines: USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2023, Announces Filing Dates for Supplemental Visas – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received enough petitions to meet the H-2B cap for the second half of FY 2023. USCIS also announced the filing dates for supplemental H-2B visas for the remainder of FY […]
Headlines: Biden Administration Proposes Controversial Rule on ‘Temporary’ Measures to Limit Asylum at Southwest Border – The Biden administration issued a new proposed rule that it called “temporary,” which introduces a “rebuttable presumption of asylum ineligibility for certain noncitizens who neither avail themselves of a lawful, safe, and orderly pathway to the United States nor […]
Headlines: March Visa Bulletin Includes Updates on Visa Availability in Coming Months – The Department of State’s Visa Bulletin for March 2023 includes updates on visa availability in various categories, including possible retrogressions in the coming months. E-Verify Recommends Timeframes to Resolve Certain Social Security Mismatches; Deadline is September 29, 2023 – E-Verify recommends that […]
Headlines: State Dept. Plans Pilot to Allow Visa Renewals in United States for H and L Workers – The Department of State plans to launch a pilot program later this year to allow visa renewals in the United States for H and L nonimmigrant workers. 41K+ Individuals Denied Visas Under Trump-Era Travel Ban Can Reapply […]
Headlines: USCIS Reaches Cap for H-2B Additional Returning Worker Visas for First Half of FY 2023 – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 18,216 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the first half of fiscal year 2023 with start dates on or before […]
Headlines: Initial Registration for FY 2024 H-1B Cap Opens March 1 – The initial registration period will run through noon ET on March 17, 2023. Certain Asylum Applicants Can Now Apply for Work Authorization Online – Applicants for employment authorization under category (c)(8), Pending Asylum and Withholding of Removal Applicants and Applicants for Pending Asylum […]
Headlines: Visa Bulletin for February 2023 Includes Retrogressions in the Employment Third Preference ‘Other Workers’ Category, and ‘Certain Religious Workers’ Availability – The Department of State’s Visa Bulletin for February 2023 has been released. HHS Issues Poverty Guidelines for 2023 – The Department of Health and Human Services issued updated poverty income guidelines for 2023 […]
Headlines: DHS Streamlines Deferred Action Process for Immigrant Workers Participating in Labor Enforcement Investigations – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on January 13, 2023, that noncitizen workers who are victims of or witnesses to a violation of labor rights can now access a streamlined and expedited deferred action request process. Premium Processing To […]
Headlines: USCIS Issues Proposed Rule to Raise Fees and Fund Asylum Program With New $600 Employer Petition Fee – The Department of Homeland Security also proposes to fund the asylum program with a controversial new Asylum Program Fee of $600 to be paid by employers. DHS Implements New Processes for Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans and […]
