Washington, D.C., July 22, 2022: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today updated its Policy Manual to provide further guidance on evidence that can be used to support a petition for an O-1A nonimmigrant of extraordinary ability with a focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...
2022 Under U.S. law, an individual is allowed to file a lawsuit in federal court to require the U.S. Government to take some action. This lawsuit derives from English Common Law, and is called the “Writ of Mandamus”. At its core, it is complaint by individuals...
On April 22, 2022, we had reported that the Express Entry draws will soon resume and that invitations for candidates to apply for permanent residence will begin in early July. When Express Entry draws for (Federal Skilled Worker) FSW and (Canadian Experience Class) CEC restart...
Washington, D.C., June 30 2022: The US Department of Labor (DOL) issued today an updated Appendix A to the 2004 PERM Regulation for Foreign Labor Certifications. The 2004 PERM Regulation created the electronic labor certification system. A US employer seeking to sponsor certain EB2 and all...
Washington, D.C., June 27, 2022: On June 24, 2022, the federal court for the Northern District of California issued a Preliminary Injunction blocking USCIS from requiring new I-956 re-designation applications from EB-5 Regional Centers designated prior to the effective date of the EB-5 Reform and...
Canada’s Express Entry program is being amended to allow occupation-based invitations. As per the current system, candidates are ranked on the basis of points under the Comprehensive Ranking System score (CRS). The CRS takes into account your work experience in a skilled occupation, study experience,...
San Francisco, June 3, 2022: News from the Behring Regional Center lawsuit from the federal court in San Francisco appears to indicate that USCIS will lose its efforts to require EB-5 regional centers existing prior to March 15, 2022 to apply to USCIS for re-certification...
Washington, D.C., June 3, 2022: Today USCIS released two critical new forms for the renewed EB-5 Regional Center visa program. The first is the business plan approval form. Under the new rules of the EB-5 Regional Center program, every approved regional center must file an...
Washington, D.C. – IIUSA, the national trade association of the EB-5 Regional Center industry, along with five of its EB-5 Regional Center members collectively filed a lawsuit yesterday in the District Court of the District of Columbia against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) (Civ....
