United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) continues to provide support to Ukrainian citizens and their immediate family members through a specialized re-parole process that went into effect Feb. 27
Continue Reading Re-Parole Process Available for Ukrainian Citizens Effective February 2024
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced April 1, 2024, that they had received enough electronic registrations for unique beneficiaries during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year
Continue Reading USCIS Completes Initial FY 2025 H-1B Cap Lottery Selection
On April 1, 2024, changes to various immigration processes will take effect, including the following:
The registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap petitions opened at noon ET March 6, 2024, and will continue to run through noon ET March 22, 2024.
Continue Reading H-1B Cap Registration Period Now Open
In preparation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap season, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is holding “Tech Talks” to delve into the latest USCIS organizational
Continue Reading New Passport Expiration Requirements for H-1B FY 2025 Cap
On Jan. 30, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule regarding the H-1B cap electronic registration process for fiscal year (FY) 2025. The announcement also included
Continue Reading USCIS Announces H-1B Cap Initial Registration Final Rule for Fiscal Year 2025
On Jan. 4, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a proposed rule that would increase immigration fees. USCIS calls these “modest” increases, but the proposed fee increases are
Continue Reading USCIS Proposes Immigration Fee Increases
As we reported in August 2023, the temporary increase of 540 days to the automatic extension period for employment authorization and employment authorization documents (EADs) for certain renewal applicants expired
Continue Reading 180-Day Extensions for EAD Renewals
On Oct. 24, 2023, U. S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated policy guidance to its Policy Manual regarding the two-year foreign residence requirement for the nonimmigrant exchange visitor
Continue Reading Policy Update to Foreign Residency Requirement for J-1 Exchange Visitors