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 »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
Read More »Special Alert: May 2017 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State released the May 2017 Visa Bulletin today. Next month’s Visa Bulletin reports slight advancements from the April 2017 Final Action Dates
Read More »EIG Dispatch | April 7, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS FY 2018 H-1B Cap Reached USCIS Confirms Policy for H-1B Computer-Related Specialty Occupations USCIS Announces Further Measures to Protect the Integrity of the
Read More »DHS Requests Additional Time to Consider H-4 EAD Rule
As an update to our earlier report, today the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requested an additional 180 days to review the H-4 Employment Authorization (H-4 EAD) Rule
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