Headlines: USCIS Extends FY 2025 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period to March 25 β The initial registration period will now run through noon ET on March 25, 2024. USCIS Clarifies Policy Guidance Clarified on Expedite Requests β U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) clarified how the agency considers expedite requests related to government interests and […]
Headlines: USCIS Implements Streamlined Process to Shorten Wait Times for EADs, SSNs for Refugees β U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is implementing a streamlined process to provide Employment Authorization Documents more efficiently to eligible refugees after they are admitted into the United States. USCIS will also electronically provide the Social Security Administration with the information […]
Headlines: USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2024, Announces Filing Dates for Supplemental Visas β U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received enough petitions to meet the H-2B cap for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2024. USCIS also announced the filing dates for supplemental H-2B visas for the […]
Headlines: FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registration Period Opens Soon; USCIS Issues Reminders for Employers About Online Filing, Other New Requirements for Cap and Non-Cap Petitions β The initial registration period for theβ―FYβ―2025 H-1B cap season will open at noon ET onβ―March 6, 2024, and run through noon ET on March 22, 2024. A USCIS online […]
Headlines: E-Verify to Pilot ‘Next Generation’ Service in Spring 2024 β E-Verify+ will include streamlining of Form I-9 and the employment eligibility verification process. DOS Signs MOU With Germany on Exchange Visitor Program β The Department of State has signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany to allow certain German principals to come to the […]
Headlines: Mayorkas Impeached; Conviction in Senate Seems Unlikely β After a previous failed attempt to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Republicans in the House of Representatives succeeded in impeaching Mr. Mayorkas on February 13. Conviction in the Senate seems highly unlikely. President Orders Deferred Enforced Departure for Palestinians in the United States β […]
Headlines: Mayorkas Impeachment Attempt Fails, But Republicans May Try Again After Killing Proposed Bipartisan Bill to Address Border Issues β On February 6, 2024, Republicans in the House of Representatives tried but failed to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. In the same week as the impeachment vote, Senate Republicans killed a border […]
Headlines: USCIS Announces Registration Period, Instructions, and Updates for FY 2025 H-1B Cap Season β U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2025 H-1B cap season will open at noon ET on March 6, 2024, and run through noon ET on March 22, 2024. USCIS Issues Final […]
Headlines: USCIS Releases Additional Details About Organizational Accounts β U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services unveiled additional details about its launch of organizational accounts in February 2024, in time for the fiscal year 2025 H-1B cap season. USCIS May Excuse Untimely Filed Extension of Stay and Change of Status Requests Under ‘Extraordinary Circumstances’ β U.S. Citizenship […]
Headlines: DOS Provides Guidance, FAQs on Domestic Renewal of H-1B Visas for Certain Applicants β The Department of State has released guidance and frequently asked questions on its new pilot program to resume domestic visa renewals for qualified H-1B nonimmigrant visa applicants who meet certain requirements. The pilot program will accept applications from January 29, […]
