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H-1B Lottery Registration Begins March 9th for the 2022 H-1B Cap Registration Period

February 9th, 2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the H-1B lottery will be moving forward under the same procedures established during last year’s H-1B lottery. The FY 2022 cap registration period will open at noon EST on March 9… Read More
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TPS Extension Announced by USCIS

January 15th, 2021
USCIS has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for beneficiaries from of El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras and Nepal until at least October 2021. The extension is valid as long as an alien’s TPS is not withdrawn because of ind… Read More
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CDC Imposes COVID-19 Testing Requirement for Incoming Travelers to the United States

January 14th, 2021
Beginning January 26, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will require international travelers to present a negative COVID-19 test (within three calendar days prior to departure) or documentation of COVID-19 recovery and clearance fo… Read More
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Presidential Proclamations on Immigrant/Nonimmigrant Visa Ban Extended Through March 31, 2021

January 5th, 2021
President Trump has extended a travel ban for certain categories of immigrants and nonimmigrants to March 31, 2021. The purported basis for the extension of the ban is the Covid-19 pandemic. The original executive proclamation, issued in late June 20… Read More
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Court Orders Department of Labor Must Reissue Prevailing Wage Determinations

December 17th, 2020
A federal district court has ruled that the Department of Labor did not have good cause to expedite a restructuring of the prevailing wage system for H-1B, E-3 and H-1B1 nonimmigrants and was in violation of the Administrative Procedures Act, making… Read More
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USCIS to Implement Change to Naturalization Civics Test

November 17th, 2020
USCIS has recently announced changes to the naturalization civics test. The test will be expanded to 128 possible questions and will require applicants to answer more questions than the current naturalization test. The new test will apply to all appl… Read More
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District Court Rejects DHS Restrictions on DACA Program

November 17th, 2020
A federal district court recently invalidated the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) memorandum denying benefits for initial DACA recipients and limiting benefits for DACA renewal applications. Under the court order, DHS must accept initial DA… Read More
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Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Period Announced

October 10th, 2020
The Diversity Visa Lottery Registration, also known as the Green Card Lottery, opened on October 7, 2020. Prospective entrants have until Tuesday, November 10, 2020 to register online at the State Department’s official lottery website. The lottery,… Read More
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USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Certain I-129 and I-140 Petitions in June 2020

June 24th, 2020
USCIS announced the resumption of premium processing for eligible Nonimmigrant Worker Petitions (Form I-129) and Immigrant Petitions for Alien Workers (Form I-140) starting in early June 2020. Premium Processing had been temporarily suspended. The re… Read More
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USCIS Issues New Form I-9 Handbook for Employers

May 4th, 2020
Effective April 27, 2020 USCIS released an updated Handbook for Employers containing several changes to the employment eligibility verification process and the automatic extension of temporary employment authorization as well as requiring new documen… Read More
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Feb
9
H-1B Lottery Registration Begins March 9th for the 2022 H-1B Cap Registration Period
February 9th, 2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the H-1B lottery will be moving forward under the same procedures established during last year’s H-1B lottery. The FY 2022 cap registration period will open at noon EST on March 9… Read More
Jan
15
TPS Extension Announced by USCIS
January 15th, 2021
USCIS has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for beneficiaries from of El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras and Nepal until at least October 2021. The extension is valid as long as an alien’s TPS is not withdrawn because of ind… Read More
Jan
14
CDC Imposes COVID-19 Testing Requirement for Incoming Travelers to the United States
January 14th, 2021
Beginning January 26, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will require international travelers to present a negative COVID-19 test (within three calendar days prior to departure) or documentation of COVID-19 recovery and clearance fo… Read More