EIG Dispatch | June 12-16
Headlines: Brexit Post Election / Eid Delays / Canada Points for Siblings and Francophones / Posted Workers In Spain / AILA Moves Convention in Protest Feature Story: US
Read More »Special Alert: July 2017 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State released the July 2017 Visa Bulletin today. As reported in last month’s special alert on the visa bulletin, the China EB-3 Downgrade
Read More »EIG Dispatch | June 2, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS Trump Administration Appeals Travel Ban Case to the Supreme Court New US Visa Application Supplement Released New I-94 Expiration Alerts Ireland Eases Requirements
Read More »EIG Dispatch | May 26, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS Federal Court of Appeals Maintains the Block on Revised Travel Ban Update – India: Foreign Nationals Exempted from Aadhaar Requirement Argentina Eases
Read More »EIG Dispatch | May 19, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS Global – Processing Expected to Slow During Ramadan – Late May to Late June Update – India: Foreign Nationals Exempted from Aadhaar Requirement
Read More »EIG Dispatch | May 12, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS Next Round of Australian Immigration Changes – Effective July 1, 2017 Portugal and Italy Temporarily Reinstating Border Controls During Major Events in May
Read More »Special Alert: June 2017 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State released the June 2017 Visa Bulletin today. Most notably, EB-1 India and China has retrogressed, with next month’s Visa Bulletin
Read More »EIG Dispatch | May 5, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS USCIS Completes Data Entry for FY2018 H-1B Cap Petitions Spending Bill Funds Federal Government Through September Canadians L-1 Adjudication Limited to Canada Visa
Read More »EIG Dispatch | April 28, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS Federal Judge Blocks Executive Order on Sanctuary Cities France Presidential Election Enters Final Stage Ukraine Amends Visa Issuance and Processing Rules
Read More »White House Considers NAFTA Withdrawal
Today in the White House, the H-1B program reform takes a backseat as the administration discusses a potential withdrawal from the North American Free Trade Agreement
Read More »EIG Dispatch | April 21, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS USCIS Redesigned Green Cards and EADs USCIS Adopts Final Action Visa Bulletin Chart for May 2017 New USCIS Guidance – All Employment-Based Non-Immigrants
Read More »Special Alert: USCIS Announces Number of Cap Petitions Received for FY2018
Just two weeks after the closing of the FY2018 H-1B cap, USCIS announced today that it received 199,000 cap-subject H-1B petitions for the 2018 Fiscal Year. As reported in
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