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TPS has been extended and redesignated for Haiti for a period of 18 months (August 4, 2024 – February 3, 2026) “due to extraordinary and temporary conditions in Haiti” (e.g., regional concerns with violence/insecurity, lack of basic access to n… Read More

USCIS has announced that “certain […] TPS beneficiaries under the designations of El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan” will have their EAD validity date extended through March 9, 2025. USCIS indicates that a notice (Form I-797) w… Read More

USCIS has made several announcements concerning the upcoming fiscal year 2025 H-1B cap season. The agency has issued a final rule designed to “strengthen the integrity of and reduce the potential for fraud in the H-1B registration process.” USCIS… Read More

As of this week, the Department of State began accepting a fixed number of H-1B renewal applications allowing the beneficiaries to apply for a visa without leaving the U.S. Over the next five weeks, a total of 20,000 employees who received their init… Read More

TPS has been extended and redesignated for Syria for a period of 18 months, “from April 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025, due to ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions in Syria that prevent individuals from safely returning… Read More

On December 13, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security issued a Federal Register notice “reiterating the extensions of the periods to re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under existing designations of El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, N… Read More

To help prevent employment gaps for certain non-citizens whose applications to renew expiring employment authorization documents are pending, USCIS has issued an automatic 180-day extension effective October 27, 2023. Please review the USCIS announce… Read More

Starting October 1, 2023, USCIS will no longer require the $85 biometrics fee to be included with I-539 Applications to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status for any category for applications “postmarked October 1 or later.” USCIS is doing away with… Read More