California Federal Court Strikes Down Trump-Era H-1B Rule
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White struck down a Trump-era H-1B rule that would prioritize higher-paid foreign nationals for H-1B visas. In Chamber of Commerce
Read More »The Immigration Nerds Talk About Making Art from the Immigrant Experience
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we welcome Vivian Zavataro, the Director of the John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art at the University of Nevada. Zavataro
Read More »USCIS Extends & Updates Rule that Provides Interpreters at Asylum Interviews
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the extension to the temporary final rule that requires the use of a USCIS interpreter at asylum interviews
Read More »Ireland Announces Extension of Automatic Renewal of IRP Cards until January 15, 2022
Ireland has announced another automatic extension of Irish Residence Permits (IRP) until January 15, 2022. The extension comes as the Irish authorities compensate for delays
Read More »USCIS Says COVID-19 Vaccinations are Required for Immigration Medical Examinations
On Tuesday, September 14, USCIS announced that effective Oct. 1, 2021, applicants subject to the immigration medical examination must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Read More »October 2021 Visa Bulletin Released
Highlights EB-1 remains current for all countries. Final Action Dates: EB-2 China remained unchanged at July 1, 2018, and EB-3 China remained unchanged at January 8, 2019.
Read More »Understanding the Visa Bulletin
What is the Visa Bulletin? The visa bulletin is a document published online every month by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and USCIS. It is how the U.S. government tells
Read More »Update: House Immigration Bill Markup
Late on Monday, September 13, the House Judiciary Committee voted to advance a historic immigration bill that includes a broad pathway to citizenship for approximately 8
Read More »House Judiciary Immigration Proposal Moves Forward
On September 13, the House Judiciary Committee marked up a legislative proposal as part of the Budget Reconciliation process. The proposal included the following immigration
Read More »EU Removes Six Countries from the “Safe” List
On September 9, the EU Council updated the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted. In particular, Uruguay was added to the “safe list”
Read More »International Practice Spotlight: Australia
Since March 20, 2020, Australia’s international borders have been closed. These restrictions, announced by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, were in response to
Read More »DHS Automatically Extends TPS Designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan
The Department of Homeland Security announced it will automatically extend the TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan. TPS
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