November 21, 2020
The U.S. Department of State released the December 2020 Visa Bulletin. At this time, USCIS has not indicated whether it will be using Chart A or Chart B for December. For more information, please visit the USCIS website. FINAL ACTION DATES (Chart A): The Final Action Dates for employment-based categories see ...
November 21, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these updates to make sense of the changes happening across the world. Please share these updates with your colleagues who may find this information ...
November 20, 2020
In this week's Immigration Nerds podcast, we talk to Erickson Immigration Group’s Managing Directors Justin Parsons and Hiba Anver about how President-elect Joe Biden could approach immigration. The last four years included significant policy and procedural changes. What would become of the Trump Administration's travel ban ...
November 18, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these updates to make sense of the changes happening across the world. Please share these updates with your colleagues who may find this information ...
November 16, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these updates to make sense of the changes happening across the world. Please share these updates with your colleagues who may find this information ...
November 13, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these updates to make sense of the changes happening across the world. Please share these updates with your colleagues who may find this information ...
November 10, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these updates to make sense of the changes happening across the world. Please share these updates with your colleagues who may find this information ...
November 2, 2020
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Proposed Rule to select H-1B cap-subject registrations based on the highest corresponding Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) wage levels. Summary: On November 2, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Proposed Rule, titled Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners ...
November 2, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these updates to make sense of the changes happening across the world. Please share these updates with your colleagues who may find this information ...
October 30, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these updates to make sense of the changes happening across the world. Please share these updates with your colleagues who may find this information ...
October 30, 2020
In the final stretch before the end of Election season 2020, we analyze the candidates' track record and position on immigration as highlighted in their final debate. In the short segment moderated by Kristen Welker, President Donald Trump and former Vice President discussed "Coyotes," the DACA ...
October 29, 2020
November 2020 Visa Bulletin Released USCIS has indicated that it will adopt Chart B – Date of Filing Chart for the Month of November. For more information, please visit the USCIS website. The Final Action Dates for employment-based categories see slight movement and the Dates of Filing for employment-based visa application remain unchanged in ...
October 28, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these updates to make sense of the changes happening across the world. Please share these updates with your colleagues who may find this information ...
October 26, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these updates to make sense of the changes happening across the world. Please share these updates with your colleagues who may find this information ...
October 23, 2020
Summary: The Home Office released the new Immigration rules that will apply to all EU and non-EU citizens being sponsored to start working in the United Kingdom from January 1, 2021. These changes will not apply to EU citizens residing in the UK by 11 pm ...
October 23, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these updates to make sense of the changes happening across the world. Please share these updates with your colleagues who may find this information ...
October 22, 2020
Following the two rule changes from DOL and DHS that will significantly reshape the H-1B specialty occupation visa program, more than ten lawsuits have been filed against the two agencies. In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we synthesize the Purdue Vs. Scalia lawsuit that challenges the new ...
October 21, 2020
Following the two rule changes from DOL and DHS that will significantly reshape the H-1B specialty occupation visa program, a group of technology consulting firms has filed the first (of what is expected to be many) lawsuits. In the lawsuit introduced on Friday, ITServe alleges that the ...
October 21, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these updates to make sense of the changes happening across the world. Please share these updates with your colleagues who may find this information ...
October 19, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these updates to make sense of the changes happening across the world. Please share these updates with your colleagues who may find this information ...
October 16, 2020
As previously reported, H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, signed into law on October 1, allows USCIS to increase the fees for premium processing. On Friday, October 16, USCIS announced that from Monday, October 19, the agency's fee increases would go into ...
October 15, 2020
In this week's Immigration Nerds podcast, we revisit a conversation with AIRES Vice President of Organizational Development, Rob O'Donnell and Erickson Immigration CEO and President, Jerry Erickson. Rob and Jerry discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted all industries and what the future could look like ...
October 14, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these updates to make sense of the changes happening across the world. Please share these updates with your colleagues who may find this information ...
October 12, 2020
On Friday, October 8, 2020, the Department of State (DOS) updated their guidance regarding the recent injunction issued pursuant to the California federal court's order in the National Association of Manufacturers v. Department of Homeland Security. By way of background, on October 1, 2020, a federal ...
October 9, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these updates to make sense of the changes happening across the world. Please share these updates with your colleagues who may find this information ...
October 9, 2020
On Tuesday, October 6, the Department of Labor and the Department of Homeland Security released two major regulations that will overhaul the guest worker program largely targeting wage and degree requirements for specialty occupations. In this week's Immigration Nerds podcast, Erickson Immigration Group Managing Attorney Christine ...
October 7, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these updates to make sense of the changes happening across the world. Please share these updates with your colleagues who may find this information ...
October 6, 2020
On Tuesday, the Trump Administration announced two rule changes that will significantly reshape the H-1B specialty occupation visa program. In a press release, the Department of Homeland Security announced an interim final rule (IFR) that reduces the types of jobs that qualify for the visa program. The DHS rule ...
October 5, 2020
In this week's Immigration Nerds podcast, Erickson Immigration Group's Managing Director, Hiba Anver joins to talk about the October Visa Bulletin. The United States only makes a certain number of green cards available per year, per country of origin. This policy creates significant backlogs for certain groups. ...
October 5, 2020
On September 29, Judge Jeffrey White of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a nationwide preliminary injunction staying the ‘Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus.’ As previously reported, the Proclamation, which ...