USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests
USCIS will extend certain flexibilities, first introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. USCIS will consider a response received within 60 calendar days after the due
Read More »State Department Extends Expired Passport Policy
On March 23, the State Department announced that U.S. citizens currently abroad whose passports expired on or after January 1, 2020, may be able to use their expired U.S.
Read More »‘X’ Gender Marker Available on US Passports from April 11
From April 11, U.S. citizens will be able to select an ‘X’ as their gender marker on their U.S. passport application. The option will become available for other
Read More »Biden Administration Releases FY23 Budget Proposal
The Biden administration released a $5.8 trillion budget proposal that increases defense and domestic programs spending. The proposal lays out the administration’s
Read More »House Panel Passed the EAGLE Act Draft
On Wednesday, April 6, the House Judiciary Committee advanced the EAGLE Act of 2022. This bill eliminates the per-country cap for employment visas and increases the
Read More »Ireland Permit Processing Time Updates
Ireland’s Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment has implemented an action plan to reduce processing times and the backlog, which has increased over the past
Read More »Congress Resumes EB-5 Investor Visa Program
On March 15, 2022, Congress reauthorized the EB-5 regional center program, eight months after the congressional authorization expired in June 2021. As a result of the
Read More »DHS to Make Additional H-2B Visas Available for FY22
The Department of Homeland Security announced a joint temporary final rule which will make 35,000 additional H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available for FY
Read More »E-Verify Records to be Disposed in May 2022
On May 6, 2022, USCIS will dispose of E‑Verify records more than 10 years old, dated on or before Dec. 31, 2011. E-Verify employers have until May 5, 2022, to download case
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About What to Expect Post H-1B Selection
In this week’s episode of the Immigration Nerds, Erickson Immigration Group Senior Attorney Lauren Clarke talks about the H-1B process. Following the selection
Read More »The CDC Terminates Title 42 Public Health Order
On Friday, April 1, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced it would terminate an Order under 42 U.S.C. §§ 265, 268, and 42 C.F.R. § 71.40 (i.e., “Title
Read More »Singapore to Implement Changes to the Employment Pass (EP) Eligibility Framework
The Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will progressively implement changes to the Employment Pass (EP) eligibility framework over the next two years. These changes are
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