USCIS has announced that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2017 cap on April 1, 2016. The congressionally mandated cap on H-1B visas is 65,000. The first 20,000 H-1B petitions filed for individuals with…
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USCIS Will Begin Accepting H-1B Petitions for FY2017 on April 1, 2016
Tagged with: H-1B cap, H-1B Visa Petitions, premium processing, USCIS
Posted in H-1B Visa Petitions, In The News
Posted in H-1B Visa Petitions, In The News
USCIS’ Draft of Policy Manual Guidance on Extreme Hardship Available for Comment
USCIS has released a draft of the USCIS policy manual guidance on extreme hardship. This manual includes guidance on several different topics including: General considerations, interpretations, and adjudication steps Establishing a qualifying relative Extreme hardship factors Extreme hardship determinations Discretion…
Tagged with: Extreme Hardship, Policy Manual Draft, USCIS
Posted in In The News, USCIS New Policies/Procedures
Posted in In The News, USCIS New Policies/Procedures
District Court Denies TRO Against State Department in October Visa Bulletin Suit
On September 28, 2015, several beneficiaries of approved employment-based visa petitions for highly skilled workers filed a class action complaint seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. Plaintiffs asked the court to strike down the revised 9/25/15 version of the October Visa…
USCIS Announces Revised Procedures for Determining Visa Availability for Applicants Waiting to File for Adjustment of Status
USCIS, in coordination with Department of State (DOS), is revising the procedures for determining visa availability for applicants waiting to file for employment-based or family-sponsored preference adjustment of status. The revised process will better align with procedures DOS uses for…
Tagged with: Adjustment of Status, Revised Procedures, USCIS, Visa Availability
Posted in In The News, USCIS New Policies/Procedures
Posted in In The News, USCIS New Policies/Procedures
Delays Between I-765/I-485 Approvals and EAD Receipts due to Facility Maintenance
Delays have been reported between the approval of a client’s I-765 or I-485 and the client’s receipt of the employment authorization document (EAD) or lawful permanent resident card. USCIS confirmed that the card production facility in Corbin, Kentucky is undergoing…
Tagged with: Delays, EAD, I-765 or I-485, Lawful Permanent Resident card, USCIS
Posted in Green Card, In The News
Posted in Green Card, In The News
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Extension of Stay H-1B Petitions
USCIS announced today that it will resume accepting Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service for all H-1B extension of stay petitions. However, all premium processing requests received by USCIS before July 13, 2015 will be rejected. Premium processing for…
Tagged with: H-1B Extension of Stay Petitions, Request for Premium Processing Service, USCIS
Posted in H-1B Visa Petitions, In The News
Posted in H-1B Visa Petitions, In The News
H-1B Cap Lottery Update
On April 13th, USCIS announced that it finished the computer-generated lottery to select petitions to meet the FY2016 cap. USCIS stated it will begin premium processing for H-1B cap cases no later than May 11, 2015. USCIS noted that it…
Congress Finally Funds DHS & USCIS
Congress finally passed a funding bill to keep the Department of Homeland Security (including USCIS) open. It will now be sent to President Obama’s desk for his signature (he is expected to sign the bill). The bill will fund DHS…
Tagged with: DHS Funding, Immigration Executive Action, USCIS
Posted in In The News, USCIS New Policies/Procedures
Posted in In The News, USCIS New Policies/Procedures
USCIS to Run Out of Funds February 27th
On February 4, 2015 the Senate held a vote to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) but the vote failed. This was the second vote on DHS funding, which will run out on February 27, 2015. Gridlock continues with…
USCIS Issues Outdated & Erroneous Case Status Emails
Lately we have been receiving outdated and/or erroneous USCIS case status emails for pending applications and adjudicated petitions. Some, but not all, emails were followed by an email confirming that the first email was in error and should be disregarded. …
