Washinigton, D.C., February 16, 2022
USCIS issued a new edition of Form I-829 Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status dated December 8, 2021. Starting April 7, 2022, USCIS will only accept the new edition (12/8/21). Until then, petitioners can use the November...
Washington, D.C., February 10, 2022: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently issued new guidance for admission codes for spouses of E and L2 visa holders. The guidance is intended to formalize the new policy of allowing spouses of E and L visa holders to...
Washington, D.C., February 9, 2022: Today, USCIS issued an updated Mission Statement about its role in the U.S. immigration system. The statement continues to highlight the need to ensure the security of the United States to face "increased global threats and security challenges".
Nevertheless, the Mission...
Washington, D.C., February 3, 2022: The EB-5 Regional Center Program (the “Program”) lapsed on June 30, 2021 because elected members of congress could not agree on passing legislation to keep the Program running. During the lapse in the Program, USCIS has taken the position that...
Washington, D.C., January 31, 2022: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced last week that it was issuing new and updated guidance to immigration officers in relation to adjudicating EB-2 requests for “National Interest Waivers” (NIW).
This new guidance renders the EB-2 NIW process slightly more...
Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is just around the corner.
Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year 2022 will fall on Tuesday, February 1st, 2022, starting a year of the Tiger, third in the 12-animal Chinese zodiac cycle. Tigers...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2023 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 1 and run through noon Eastern on March 18, 2022. During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives will be...