Release Date: Dec. 6, 2019 WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that it has completed a successful pilot testing phase and is implementing the registration process in the next H-1B lottery. Employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions for the...
On January 9, 2020, USCIS formally announced the implementation of the H-1B registration process for fiscal year 2021 H‑1B cap-subject petitions through the Federal Register. The initial registration period will run from March 1 through March 20, 2020, for FY...
The State Department has released the November 2019 Visa Bulletin. At a glance, we can say that the movement in the family-sponsored preference category is normal and steady from the previous months. Although for Mexico, F1 and F4 have not...
On November 14, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register to adjust the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Immigration Examination Fee Account fee schedule. This proposed regulation would dramatically increase the...
On July 24, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published the final rule that modernizes the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. Said new rule reflects a number of significant changes, that may affect you as an investor, planning to benefit...
The Department of State released the instructions for the 2021 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2021), popularly known as the DV or green card lottery. The DV lottery, through a randomized computer drawing, provides a specific number of permanent resident visas (“green...
Washington (CNN) – President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Friday that will bar immigrant visa applicants from entering the United States unless they can prove they will have health insurance or the means to pay for medical care. Visa applicants will...
USCIS has announced that on June 10, they will begin premium processing for all remaining FY 2020 H-1B cap-subject petitions. Starting today, petitioners may file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, with the USCIS service center that is processing...
Beginning June 10, eligible New Zealand nationals already in the United States in a lawful nonimmigrant status can file Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, to request a change of status to E-1 or E-2 classification, or a qualifying employer...