USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2021 H-1B Cap
USCIS announced it has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa…
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Advance Copy Released of USCIS Final Rule Delaying Effective Date of Rule Creating Wage-Based Selection Process for H-1Bs
An advance copy was made available of a USCIS final rule delaying until December 31, 2021, the effective date of the January 8, 2021, final rule creating a wage-based…
Advance Copy Released of USCIS Notification of Preliminary Injunctions Against Fee Rule
An advance copy was made available of a USCIS notification of two preliminary injunctions issued in 2020 against the final rule significantly altering the USCIS fee schedule, which was…
4th Circuit revives claim over USCIS delays in processing U visa applications.
the 4th Circuit revived claims the USCIS has unreasonably delayed in placing five applicants for U visas on waiting lists so they can qualify for permits…
USCIS Final Rule Strengthening H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program Will Be Withdrawn by New Administration
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain issued a memorandum that directs, in part, that 1) all rules pending at the Federal Register that have not been published must…
USCIS extends flexibility for responding to agency requests.
SCIS announced that, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the agency is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants, petitioners, and…
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Certain Agency Requests
USCIS announced that, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is extending the flexibilities originally announced on March 30, 2020. These flexibilities apply to certain…
USCIS Announces New Filing Address for Forms I-924 and I-924A
USCIS announced that, on January 5, 2021, it changed the filing location for Form I-924, Application for Regional Center Designation Under the Immigrant Investor Program, and…
USCIS Will End the Haitian Family Reunification Parole and Filipino World War II Veterans Parole Program
USCIS announced that it will publish a notice in the Federal Register requesting public comments on revisions to Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, to remove sections relating…
USCIS to Replace Sticker that Extends Validity of Green Cards
USCIS announced that starting in January 2021, it will replace the sticker that is currently issued to lawful permanent residents to extend the validity of their Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (PRC or “Green Card”), with a revised Form I-797, Notice of Action, for Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card. The revised I-797 receipt notice, together with an applicant’s PRC, will serve as temporary evidence of lawful permanent resident status for 12 months from the expiration date on the face of the PRC.
Another Win for Us on Waivers
USCIS has approved Applicant’s I-601. Applicant’s Form I-601A was approved. Applicant left the United States to attend his interview for an immigrant visa.
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Certain Agency Requests
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, USCIS is extending flexibilities that were previously announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants and petitioners who are responding to…