WASHINGTON, D.C., - October 3, 2017 — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed Premium Processing today for all H-1B visa extension of stay petitions. USCIS Premium Processing is now available for all types of H-1B petitions. USCIS had suspended USCIS Premium Processing during the...
Washington, D.C., October 2, 2017 - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced today new time-saving procedures for persons who are eligible to obtain a temporary work permit in the U.S. Under U.S. immigration law, certain persons are allowed to obtain a work permit derived...
Washington D.C., September 24, 2017 -- On August 28, 2017, the USCIS notified the public that it will require in-person interviews for all employment-based adjustment of status applicants (Form I-485). The effective date for these changes is October 1, 2017. Current Policy Presently, USCIS generally waives...
Washington D.C., 24 de septiembre de 2017 -- El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, restringirá la entrada a funcionarios de Venezuela a los Estados Unidos como parte del nuevo veto migratorio ("travel ban") que también incluye restricciones a Corea del Norte, Irán, Chad, Libia,...
September 19, 2017 – U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it will again accept Premium Processing applications for all H-1B temporary skilled worker petitions filed under the Fiscal Year 2018 cap. Premium Processing is a USCIS service offering a response with 15-calendar...
Indian investors are pursing EB-5 immigrant investor visas in greater numbers than ever before. The EB-5 immigrant visa allows qualifying investors to receive green cards, based on an investment of US$500,000 in the U.S. that creates at least 10 new jobs. The U.S. Department of State (“DOS”)...
September 18, 2017 - On April 18, 2017, the President held a press conference to issue a new executive order entitled “Buy American and Hire American”. This Executive Order sets out the core concept that the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government will seek to buy...
September 13, 2017 - The U.S. Department of State recently released the October 2017 Visa Bulletin. The October Visa Bulletin shows a one-week jump for the Mainland China EB-5 category Final Action Date, which is now at June 22, 2014. Additionally, the October Visa Bulletin shows...
September 8, 2017 - The House of Representatives (lower chamber of Congress) and the Senate (upper chamber of Congress) have approved new legislation which includes a three-month continuing resolution to fund the U.S. government until December 8, 2017. The continuing resolution also extends, without changes,...
September 5, 2017 - The EB-5 immigrant investor regional center program may wait until April 2018 before it sees final rulemaking changes, according to an updated rulemaking timetable published by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). In January 2017, the Department of Homeland Security...
