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USCIS Creates New I-829 Filing Address
Washington, D.C. – August 13, 2018: Today, USCIS created a new filing address for Form I-829 petitions for EB-5 investors. The new address are two lockbox addresses in Dallas. Previously, Form I-829 petitions were filed at the California Service Center of USCIS…
Get Ready for the 2018 AILA Industry Forum
I.A. Donoso & Associates, LLC is getting ready to participate in the 2018 AILA & IIUSA EB-5 Industry Forum coming up October 29-30, in Chicago…
USCIS Data Show Increased Work Visa Denials and RFEs in late 2017
Washington, DC – July 31, 2018: In a recent report, denials of H-1B petitions rose significantly in the fourth quarter of the 2017 fiscal year, which started on July 1, 2017. The number of Requests for Further Evidence (“RFE”) in the final quarter alone almost equaled the total number of RFEs issued in the previous three quarters…
New USCIS Policy on Straight Denials Threatens “Short Filed” I-526 Petitions
Starting from Sept. 11, 2018 a new policy will allow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) to deny I-526 visa petitions under the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program upon first review, without being required to first issue a request for more evidence (“RFE”) or Notice of Intent to Deny (“NOID”)…
USCIS Outlines Sweeping Expansion of Removal Initiation Procedures
Washington, DC – July 20, 2018: Last month, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced a drastic expansion of grounds for initiating deportation and removal proceedings against foreigners. The new policy allows USCIS to directly issue Form I-862, Notice to Appear (“NTA”), which marks the beginning of removal proceedings, under its own authority, and to issue them for any denied immigration benefit where the foreigner is deemed to be unlawfully present in the U.S. The policy has the potential to require many foreigners to remain in the U.S. to attend Immigration Court procedures in the face of lengthy procedural delays, or else incur a 5-year bar on re-entering the U.S…
August Visa Bulletin Confirms Retrogression for EB-1 Worldwide, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and the Philippines
Washington, D.C., July 18, 2018: On July 13, 2018, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the August 2018 Visa Bulletin. Of particular note, a May 1, 2016 cut-off date was instituted in the employment-based, first preference (EB-1) category for EB-1 Worldwide, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and the Philippines. The visa bulletin confirms that the final action date of May 1, 2016, will take effect “immediately”…
Common Questions Regarding EB-5 Investors and Redeployment
In June 2017, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) updated its Policy Manual (available online) to confirm the requirement that EB-5 investments must be maintained at risk, in a requirement known as “redeployment”…
USCIS I-829 Receipts Notices Now Extend Status For 18 Months
Washington, D.C. – June 12, 2018 – As of June 11, 2018, petitioners who file Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, or Form I-829, Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status, will receive a Form I-797 receipt notice that can be presented with their Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card, as evidence of continued status for 18 months past the expiration date on their Permanent Resident Card…
Tight Labor Market Causes DHS to Create 15,000 New H-2B Visas for Low Skilled Foreign Workers
Washington, D.C. – On May 25, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen announced that an additional 15,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas will be available for Fiscal Year 2018. In this determination, Secretary Nielsen determined there are not sufficient, qualified, U.S. workers available to perform temporary non-agriculture labor to satisfy the needs of American businesses in FY18. This allocation is in addition to the 66,000 visas already issued this year. Secretary Nielsen made this decision after consulting with Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, members of Congress, and business owners…
Practice Pointer: Grace Period at End of Temporary Work Visa Status
Washington, D.C. – May 25, 2018: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) passed new rules in January 2017 that offer foreign workers on certain temporary work visa categories a short “grace period” following termination of employment…
DHS Seeks to End International Entrepreneur Rule
Washington, D.C., May 25, 2018 – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing a rule to end a program that allows certain foreign entrepreneurs to be considered for parole to temporarily come to the United States to develop and build start-up businesses here, known as the International Entrepreneur Rule (IE Final Rule)…
Foreign STEM Graduates Contribute Increasing Talents to U.S. Workforce
Washington, D.C. – May 18, 2018: Under the Bush and Obama administrations, the foreign student work authorization program (Optional Practical Training or “OPT”) grew dramatically, helping the U.S. retain foreign students, especially those in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics specialties (“STEM”). From 2004 to 2016, the number of OPT approvals rivalled those of initial H-1B Specialty Occupation worker petitions: 1,474,000 for OPT compared against 1,473,000 for H-1B…
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