USCIS is increasing premium processing fees beginning Monday, October 19, 2020, as included in the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, which was signed
8/25/2020: USCIS has CANCELLED its planned furlough of more than 13,000 agency employees on Sunday, per an email sent to its employees.
USCIS just announced that due to their delay in producing Employment Authorization Documents (Form I-766, EAD), employees may use Form I-797, Notice of Action, with
USCIS did not receive enough H-1B petitions in the first round of the lottery to reach the cap, so it is conducting a 2nd lottery selection
USCIS is postponing until August 30, 2020 its plans to furlough more than 13,000 employees, hoping that the additional time will result in Congress approving
In the August “check-in,” Charlie describes the movement in each category which is readily apparent from looking at the Visa Bulletin. Charlie’s predictions on future
Because of this July 14, 2020 Executive Order, there is great concern whether persons born in Hong Kong will be chargeable to the China visa
The US Department of State confirmed, “If you were in the US on June 24th but left and your visa expired, you are not subject
Proclamation Suspending Entry of Certain Nonimmigrants.fact sheet
We are all aware that this proclamation suspends the entry into the U.S. of certain H-1B, H-2B, J and L nonimmigrants and their spouses and
EB-1 Worldwide remains current in July and should remain so through the end of this fiscal year. EB-1 India advances significantly, moving forward eleven months
Temporary exemptions for Spring and Summer 2020 provided for online course instruction while maintaining F-1 status. That changes for the Fall semester. Temporary exemptions for
The Proclamation suspending entry of nonimmigrants to the U.S. is effective June 24, 2020 at 12:01 AM ET and extends through December 31, 2020, subject to revisions
Great news! The Supreme Court ruled today that DACA may remain in place, dealing a blow to the Trump Administration’s efforts to terminate the program.
This suspension applies to aliens who are outside of the U.S. on April 23, 2020, do not have an immigrant visa that is valid on
Charlie does not make any future predictions for family-based categories beyond what the June Visa Bulletin states. For employment-based categories, he has predictions for the
USCIS will resume premium processing for certain petitions beginning June 1, 2020. First up, I-140 petitions eligible for premium may file Form I-907 beginning June
The Department of Homeland Security announced this week that non-essential travel applicable to land ports of entry and ferries service along the U.S. – Canada
USCIS announced on April 24, 2020 that it is readying its offices to re-open on or after June 4, 2020. Notices for appointments that need
The Proclamation applies only to aliens who are outside of the U.S. on April 23, 2020, who do not have an immigrant visa that is valid as
President Trump tweeted late Monday night (4/20/2020) he plans to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States. What does this mean? We won’t have specific
On March 18, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services temporarily suspended in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and application support centers (ASCs) to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). USCIS offices will begin to reopen on May
USCIS completed its H-1B CAP registration lottery and all of those employers with registrations selected in the lottery have been notified. USCIS announced that nearly
Currently, USCIS plans to reopen its offices on April 7, 2020, unless public closures are extended further.
Due to precautions being implemented by employers and employees related to physical proximity associated with COVID-19, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on March
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