FEATURE ARTICLE DIGITAL NOMADS: AN OVERVIEW – Where are we now? This article provides an update on digital nomads in several countries. COUNTRY UPDATES INDIA – In a developing and increasingly complex story, Canada’s Prime Minister has accused India’s government of involvement in the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada. This has precipitated […]

Headlines: USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Temporary Nonagricultural Workers for First Half of FY 2024 – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the cap on H-2B visas for temporary nonagricultural workers for the first half of fiscal year 2024. October 11, 2023, was the final receipt date for new cap-subject […]

Headlines: Shutdown Averted for Now; DHS Releases Fact Sheet on Potential Impact – Shortly before the deadline on September 30, 2023, Congress passed and President Biden signed H.R. 5860, a short-term funding bill to keep the federal government funded for 45 days. Also, the Department of Homeland Security released a fact sheet on the impact […]

Headlines: October 2023 Visa Bulletin is Published – The October 2023 Visa Bulletin shows no significant movement, with instructions to use Chart B. USCIS Updates Policy Guidance for Extraordinary Ability and Outstanding Professor or Researcher EB-1 Immigrant Visa Classifications – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on September 12, 2023, that it is updating the […]

Headlines: New York Leaders Press Biden Administration to Expedite Work Permits, DHS Notifies Migrants – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, along with city and union leaders, business leaders, and the governor of New York, pressed the Biden administration to expedite work permits and other types of aid for an estimated 100,000 migrants transported to […]

Headlines: DHS, USCIS Reopen Field Office in Havana, Cuba – The Havana office will assist with U.S. immigration benefits and services. Services at the Havana Field Office will be available only by appointment. Ukraine TPS Extended, Redesignated; Special Student Relief Announced – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending and redesignating Ukraine for Temporary […]

Headlines: Second Random Selection Complete for FY 2024 H-1B Cap – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has completed the second random selection process from previously submitted registrations for the fiscal year 2024 H-1B cap. Justice Dept. Settles With Miami Manufacturing Group on Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims – Under the terms of the settlement, Mr. Glass Group […]

Headlines: Revised I-9 Form Expected August 1 – Among the updates is a checkbox employers enrolled in E-Verify can use to indicate that they remotely examined identity and employment authorization documents under an alternative procedure authorized by the Department of Homeland Security related to temporary COVID-19 flexibilities. USCIS Updates Visa Availability Approach for Managing EB-5 […]

Headlines: State Dept. Clarifies India EB-3 Retrogression in July – The Department of State clarified the Final Action Date retrogression applicable to employment-based third preference (EB-3) visa applicants chargeable to India and explained the reason for prorating India EB-3 visas. USCIS Launches Online Rescheduling of Biometric Appointments, Releases Guidance on ‘Good Cause’ – U.S. Citizenship […]

Headlines: I-9 Verification Flexibilities Ending Soon – Employers will have an additional 30 days to comply with Form I-9 requirements after COVID-19 flexibilities sunset on July 31, 2023. DHS Publishes Details of TPS Reinstatement/Extension for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua – Following the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) recent announcement reinstating and extending for 18 […]