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EAD Automatic Extensions are Permanently Increased for Certain Individuals

On Dec. 13, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security published a final rule that permanently increases the automatic extension period…
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Visa applicants required to provide social media ‘handles’
Visa applicants required to provide social media ‘handles’

Visa applicants required to provide social media ‘handles’

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a State Department policy that requires visa applicants…
September 29, 2023 Read More
New Version of Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Released Includes Alternate Procedure for E-Verify Employers
New Version of Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Released Includes Alternate Procedure for E-Verify Employers

New Version of Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Released Includes Alternate Procedure for E-Verify Employers

All employers must use Form I-9 to verify the identity and employment authorization of their employees.…
August 16, 2023 Read More
DHS Adds 8 New STEM Fields to Their List
DHS Adds 8 New STEM Fields to Their List

DHS Adds 8 New STEM Fields to Their List

On July 12, 2023, DHS announced the addition of 8 new STEM fields to the list…
July 21, 2023 Read More
Selecting gender on USCIS forms: USCIS to begin accepting self-identified gender markers for individuals requesting immigration benefits
Selecting gender on USCIS forms: USCIS to begin accepting self-identified gender markers for individuals requesting immigration benefits

Selecting gender on USCIS forms: USCIS to begin accepting self-identified gender markers for individuals requesting immigration benefits

On March 31, 2023, USCIS published a Policy Memo which announced: "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services…
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USCIS Extends Validity of Conditional Resident Green Cards for 48 Months
USCIS Extends Validity of Conditional Resident Green Cards for 48 Months

USCIS Extends Validity of Conditional Resident Green Cards for 48 Months

USCIS announced that it will be extending the validity of conditional green cards yet again for…
January 24, 2023 Read More
USCIS extends grace period for Green Card renewals
USCIS extends grace period for Green Card renewals

USCIS extends grace period for Green Card renewals

Green card holders who file to renew their expiring or expired card will now have a…
October 5, 2022 Read More
Arrival-Departure Record: Correcting Errors on Form I-94
Arrival-Departure Record: Correcting Errors on Form I-94

Arrival-Departure Record: Correcting Errors on Form I-94

Understanding the I-94 document is extremely important for all non-immigrants who enter the U.S. It serves…
September 20, 2022 Read More
USCIS Issues New Policy on 3/10 Year Unlawful Presence Bars
USCIS Issues New Policy on 3/10 Year Unlawful Presence Bars

USCIS Issues New Policy on 3/10 Year Unlawful Presence Bars

On June 24, 2022, USCIS issued new policy guidance relating to inadmissibility under INA section 212(a)(9)(B)…
August 19, 2022 Read More
Global Entry Glitch resolved for Brazilian applicants
Global Entry Glitch resolved for Brazilian applicants

Global Entry Glitch resolved for Brazilian applicants

An IT glitch between the United States’ Global Entry program and the Brazilian government that had…
August 18, 2022 Read More
Employment Authorization Update for Spouses of E and L Nonimmigrant Visa Holders
Employment Authorization Update for Spouses of E and L Nonimmigrant Visa Holders

Employment Authorization Update for Spouses of E and L Nonimmigrant Visa Holders

On November 12, 2021, USCIS clarified that E and L spouses are employment authorized automatically as…
March 18, 2022 Read More
NIE Validity Extended to One Year
NIE Validity Extended to One Year

NIE Validity Extended to One Year

"On June 29, 2021, the Department of State extended the validity of National Interest Exceptions (NIE)…
July 19, 2021 Read More
Nonimmigrant Visa Ban Lifted for L-1, H-1B, H-2B, and Certain J Visa Applicants (Presidential Proclamation 10052)
Nonimmigrant Visa Ban Lifted for L-1, H-1B, H-2B, and Certain J Visa Applicants (Presidential Proclamation 10052)

Nonimmigrant Visa Ban Lifted for L-1, H-1B, H-2B, and Certain J Visa Applicants (Presidential Proclamation 10052)

Presidential Proclamation 10052 banning the issuance of L-1, H-1B, H-2B and certain J-1 visas expired on…
April 1, 2021 Read More
Immigrant Visa Ban Lifted (Presidential Proclamation 10014)
Immigrant Visa Ban Lifted (Presidential Proclamation 10014)

Immigrant Visa Ban Lifted (Presidential Proclamation 10014)

Presidential Proclamation (P.P.) 10014, entitled “Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the…
March 3, 2021 Read More
Biden Inaugurated 46th President of the United States Signs Executive Actions on First Day in Office
Biden Inaugurated 46th President of the United States Signs Executive Actions on First Day in Office

Biden Inaugurated 46th President of the United States Signs Executive Actions on First Day in Office

President Biden was inaugurated on January 20, 2021 as the 46th president of the United States.…
January 21, 2021 Read More
New COVID-19 Testing Requirement for International Travelers Goes into Effect January 26, 2021
New COVID-19 Testing Requirement for International Travelers Goes into Effect January 26, 2021

New COVID-19 Testing Requirement for International Travelers Goes into Effect January 26, 2021

Effective January 26, 2021, the CDC will require all air passengers traveling to the US from…
January 20, 2021 Read More
Summary of the Presidential Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants
Summary of the Presidential Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants

Summary of the Presidential Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants

Effectively immediately, no new H-1B, J, or L-1 visas will be issued outside the U.S. until…
June 23, 2020 Read More
Some USCIS Offices Reopening June 4th
Some USCIS Offices Reopening June 4th

Some USCIS Offices Reopening June 4th

USCIS announced that it is preparing some domestic offices to reopen and resume non-emergency public services…
May 28, 2020 Read More
Brazil Travel Ban
Brazil Travel Ban

Brazil Travel Ban

On May 24th, President Trump added Brazil to the list of countries that would be impacted…
May 28, 2020 Read More
Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants
Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants

Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants

On April 22, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation suspending the entry of any individual seeking…
April 24, 2020 Read More
IMMIGRATION UPDATE: CORONAVIRUS
IMMIGRATION UPDATE: CORONAVIRUS

IMMIGRATION UPDATE: CORONAVIRUS

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS): As of March 18, 2020, USCIS temporarily suspended routine in-person…
April 6, 2020 Read More
USCIS to Reuse Biometrics for Employment Authorization Applications
USCIS to Reuse Biometrics for Employment Authorization Applications

USCIS to Reuse Biometrics for Employment Authorization Applications

USCIS announced today that it will reuse biometrics for employment authorization applications for applicants who had…
March 30, 2020 Read More
USCIS Temporary Office Closures Due to COVID-19
USCIS Temporary Office Closures Due to COVID-19

USCIS Temporary Office Closures Due to COVID-19

Effective March 18, 2020, USCIS offices are temporarily closed to the public. USCIS is suspending in-person…
March 18, 2020 Read More
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION PROHIBITING TRAVEL FROM SCHENGEN AREA DUE TO COVID-19
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION PROHIBITING TRAVEL FROM SCHENGEN AREA DUE TO COVID-19

PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION PROHIBITING TRAVEL FROM SCHENGEN AREA DUE TO COVID-19

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic and…
March 12, 2020 Read More
Public Charge Update
Public Charge Update

Public Charge Update

On January 27, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Homeland Security may…
January 31, 2020 Read More
Birth Tourism – DOS Amends B-Visitor Visa Regulations
Birth Tourism – DOS Amends B-Visitor Visa Regulations

Birth Tourism – DOS Amends B-Visitor Visa Regulations

Effective January 24, 2020, foreign nationals who apply for a B-1 or B-2 non-immigrant visitor visa…
January 24, 2020 Read More
USCIS Expands Guidance Related to Naturalization Requirement of Good Moral Character
USCIS Expands Guidance Related to Naturalization Requirement of Good Moral Character

USCIS Expands Guidance Related to Naturalization Requirement of Good Moral Character

Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services expanded its policy guidance regarding unlawful acts that may prevent…
December 16, 2019 Read More
9th Circuit grapples with nationwide injunctions in 2 cases
9th Circuit grapples with nationwide injunctions in 2 cases

9th Circuit grapples with nationwide injunctions in 2 cases

Both involve Trump administration immigration policies. A federal appeals court panel wrestled Monday with how to…
December 16, 2019 Read More
Judge halts Trump’s insurance mandate for immigrants
Judge halts Trump’s insurance mandate for immigrants

Judge halts Trump’s insurance mandate for immigrants

A federal judge stopped the State Department from suspending legal immigrants' entry to the U.S. if…
December 16, 2019 Read More
Trump Says There’s a “Crisis” at the Border. Here’s What the Data Says (PBS.org)
Trump Says There’s a “Crisis” at the Border. Here’s What the Data Says (PBS.org)

Trump Says There’s a “Crisis” at the Border. Here’s What the Data Says (PBS.org)

President Donald Trump’s argument for building a border wall has boiled down to one word: crisis.
November 26, 2019 Read More
Trump Immigration Plan Offers a Ticket to the American Dream. The Poor Need Not Apply. (New York Times)
Trump Immigration Plan Offers a Ticket to the American Dream. The Poor Need Not Apply. (New York Times)

Trump Immigration Plan Offers a Ticket to the American Dream. The Poor Need Not Apply. (New York Times)

The Trump administration has said the immigration overhaul it announced this week will ensure that new…
August 20, 2019 Read More
DHS Publishes Final Rule on “Public Charge”
DHS Publishes Final Rule on “Public Charge”

DHS Publishes Final Rule on “Public Charge”

On August 14, 2019, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a final rule governing public…
August 15, 2019 Read More
Visa Bulletin Retrogression August 2019 – Delays for Employment-Based Applicants
Visa Bulletin Retrogression August 2019 – Delays for Employment-Based Applicants

Visa Bulletin Retrogression August 2019 – Delays for Employment-Based Applicants

The Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin published for August 2019 shows significant retrogression in employment-based…
August 10, 2019 Read More
New Program for Scheduling InfoPass Appointments
New Program for Scheduling InfoPass Appointments

New Program for Scheduling InfoPass Appointments

In March 2018, USCIS began testing a new program for scheduling InfoPass appointments at local USCIS…
August 2, 2019 Read More
America’s Immigration Crisis Goes Beyond the Border (Bloomberg News)
America’s Immigration Crisis Goes Beyond the Border (Bloomberg News)

America’s Immigration Crisis Goes Beyond the Border (Bloomberg News)

Call it progress: When President Donald Trump unveiled a plan in May to reform the U.S.…
July 16, 2019 Read More
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