On September 8, President Trump signed into law H.R. 601 which will keep the U.S. federal government open through December 8, 2017. As a result, the EB-5 Regional Center Program is now extended until such date without any changes. About…
Monthly Archives: September 2017
President Trump Issues New Travel Ban Expanding Countries Affected By Travel Restrictions
On September 24, 2017, President Trump issued a Proclamation enhancing the vetting capabilities and processes for detecting attempted entry into the United States by terrorists or other public safety threats. The Proclamation suspended and limited, subject to categorical exceptions and…
Posted in In The News
This Year’s Diversity Visa Lottery Opens Oct. 3—For Possibly the Last Time?
The U.S. State Department recently announced that it will begin accepting applications for this year’s Diversity Immigrant Visa Program—commonly referred to as the diversity visa (DV) lottery system—starting on Tuesday, October 3. Applicants whose DV cases are among those selected…
Tagged with: Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, diversity visa lottery system, DV
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Rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
On September 5, 2017 DHS rescinded the June 15, 2012 memorandum issued by President Obama which established the “DACA” program. The “DACA” rescission requires individuals that are seeking an extension of their status to file on or before October 5,…
USCIS Reinstates Premium Processing for H-1B Cap Subject Petitions
USCIS announced on Monday, September 18, 2017, that it will immediately accept premium processing requests of all H-1B visa petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 cap. H-1B cap petitions filed in April 2017, requesting a start date of…
Posted in H-1B Visa Petitions
New Form I-9 Takes Effect on September 18, 2017
As of today, September 18, employers must use the new Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, for all new hires. The new form is available on the USCIS website and on most electronic Form I-9 software programs. USCIS originally released the…
