In late June, following an order by the United States Supreme Court, the Department of Homeland Security and Department of State issued guidance regarding the enforcement of Executive Order 13780. Under this Order, certain nationals of Sudan, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen will be...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that as of June 26, 2017, they are again accepting premium processing requests for certain H-1B petitions—but so far, this option is only available to H-1B petitions filed under the Conrad 30 waiver program for physicians, and petitions...
Today we published the following news release, available here on our website. WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today published a revised Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Form I-485). The new Form I-485 and instructions have been substantially updated to reduce complexity after collecting comments...
On 06/28/2017, USCIS announced that it has updated Form I-526 to a new edition dated 05/30/2017. This edition will replace the previously issued 04/10/17 edition which was released only recently. Beginning on 08/28/2017, USCIS will only accept the 05/30/17 edition. Until then, petitioners can use the 04/10/17 edition. The public can...
Starting 06/09/17, USCIS will only accept the 04/10/17 edition. Until then, petitioners can use the 12/23/16 edition. The public can find the edition date at the USCIS website, uscis.gov, which sets out the form and instructions. You can schedule a consultation by calling (301) 276-0653...
May 3, 2107 Congress has agreed to extend the EB-5 Regional Center program until September 30, 2017 with no changes. The extension of the EB-5 Regional Center program without changes is a significant step forward in the continuity of the program, and opens the door to...
March 3, 2017 The European Parliament took a vote to end visa-free travel for U.S. citizens to countries in the European Union, including France, Italy, Spain and Germany. This is the first step in suspending the mutual visa-free reciprocity agreement between the European Union and the...
March 5, 2017 U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services ("USCIS") is temporarily suspending accelerated processing known as "Premium Processing" of skilled worker visas under the H-1B visa program. The Premium Processing offers employers a 15-calendar day turn-around time for H-1B visa applications for an additional fee of...
On Friday, March 3, 2017, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services ("USCIS") held a public stakeholder engagement in Washington, D.C. Some important announcements were made, which we summarize below: Continued Increase in Popularity of EB-5 Visas In the period between October 2016 and December 2016, the...
Feb 10, 2017 On February 9, 2017, the federal Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision refusing to lift the block on President Trump’s Executive Order banning persons from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya and Somalia. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals...
