Details: Foreign Students Warned to Arrive on Campus Before Trump Administration Begins – Colleges and universities are warning foreign students to return to campus before President-elect Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025. DHS Announces Permanent Increase of Automatic Extension Period for Certain Work Authorization Renewal Applicants – Effective January 13, 2025, the Department of Homeland […]

Headlines: DHS Publishes Temporary Final Rule to Supplement H-2B Cap With Nearly 65,000 Additional Visas for FY 2025 – The rule provides effective dates for the various allocations and details on what employers must do to qualify for the FY 2025 supplemental caps. DHS Publishes Notice Designating Lebanon for TPS and Providing Special Student Relief […]

Headlines: DOL Proposes to Amend H-2B Regulations for Employer-Provided Wage Surveys – The Department of Labor proposes to amend the regulations consistent with recent federal litigation by clarifying existing requirements for employer-provided surveys for the H-2B program. DOL also proposes to add new requirements and eliminate Form ETA-9165. DHS to Supplement H-2B Cap With Nearly […]

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE DHS Designates Lebanon for Temporary Protected Status, Announces Other Relief – The Department of Homeland Security announced several measures “to provide temporary immigration reprieve to eligible Lebanese nationals currently in the United States” and allow them to request work authorization, including Temporary Protected Status, Deferred Enforced Departure, and Special Student Relief. DOL […]

Headlines: FY 2026 Diversity Visa Program Application Period Is Underway – The online registration period for the Diversity Visa (DV)-2026 program began on October 2, 2024, and concludes on November 5, 2024. USCIS Issues New Guidance on EB-1 ‘Extraordinary Ability’ Eligibility Criteria – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued policy guidance, effective immediately, to further […]

Headlines: USCIS Rejects ‘Unusually High Number’ of Alien Worker Petitions, Releases Tips – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has had to “reject an unusually high number of Forms I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker) at intake because of incorrect fees and missing information.” The agency released tips for petitioners. Work Authorization Procedures Announced for Liberians […]

Headlines: Annual Limit Reached in EB-2 Visa Category – The annual limit will reset with the start of FY 2025 on October 1, 2024. OFLC Announces Revised Transition Schedule for H-2A Job Orders and Technical Guidance Under Farmworker Protection Rule – The Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification announced a revised transition schedule […]

Headlines: USCIS Updates Guidance on OPT and Other Issues for F/M Nonimmigrant Students – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its guidance on when students may be eligible for optional practical training extensions for STEM fields. USCIS also provided clarifying guidance for F and M nonimmigrant students about online study, school transfers, the […]