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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

“On Sept. 13, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued a decision finding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Final Rule unlawful… .” Unexpired work permits issued to DACA recipients will “remain v… Read More

TPS has been extended and redesignated for Afghanistan for a period of 18 months, from November 21, 2023, to May 20, 2025, due to “the serious threat posed by ongoing armed conflict; lack of access to food, clean water and healthcare; and destroyed… Read More

The Department of Homeland Security has extended the re-registration time frame for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from 60 days to 18 months for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan. During the 18-month extension period, the TP… Read More