The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Nov. 1, 2019, the extension of the validity of Temporary Protected Status (TPS)-related documentation for beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El
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Continuation of TPS for Nepal and Honduras
By Caterina Cappellari on
On May 10, USCIS published notice in the Federal Register that DHS will not implement or enforce the decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras or Nepal pending …
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Designation of Honduras for TPS Terminated
As we previously reported, in January 2018 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) automatically extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Honduras for six months through an automatic extension, given that DHS did not make a decision regarding Honduras’s designation which was set to expire. At the time, Honduras’s TPS designation was automatically extended to July 5, 2018, and the employment authorization document (EAD) cards were automatically extended for 180 days, until July 4, 2018.
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USCIS Announces Termination of TPS for Nepal; Continues Trend with Other TPS Nations
By Robert Y. Maples˘ on
On April 26, 2018, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen announced, after reviewing country conditions and consulting with various U.S. government agencies, that the grounds for Nepal’s TPS designation on the basis of an environmental disaster are no longer met and as such, termination of the designation is required by statute. As a result, Nepal’s TPS designation will end on June 24, 2019.
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TPS for Honduras Automatically Extended for Six Months
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) automatically extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Honduras for six months through a notice published in the Federal Register. This was an…
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September 2017 Visa Bulletin Update
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The Department of State (DOS) recently released the September 2017 Visa Bulletin. The charts show movement in some employment-based categories, with no movement in other employment-based visa categories. According to…
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July 2017 Visa Bulletin Update
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The Department of State (DOS) released the July 2017 Visa Bulletin. The final action dates for Chinese and Indian nationals in the employment-based, first preference (EB-1) category remain unchanged with…
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March 2017 Visa Bulletin Update
By Patty Elmas ˘ on
Posted in USCIS, Visa Bulletin
The Department of State’s (DOS) March 2017 Visa Bulletin showed some minor movement in some employment-based categories, with more significant movement in other employment-based visa categories.
The Worldwide EB-1 category…
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November 2016 Visa Bulletin Released
By Pamela J. Mak on
Posted in U.S. Department of State (DOS), Visa Bulletin
The Department of State released the November Visa Bulletin, which contains some movement of final action dates in certain employment-based categories.
- The Worldwide EB1-1 category remains current for all
Department of State Issues October 2016 Visa Bulletin
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This week, the Department of State released the Visa Bulletin for October 2016.
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Unfortunately, the expected movement as the U.S. government begins a new fiscal year did not materialize…
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