President Biden Revokes Trump’s “Suspension of Entry of Immigrants” Proclamation
On Wednesday, President Biden revoked former President Donald Trump’s Proclamation 10014, Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor
Read More »March 2021 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State released the March 2021 Visa Bulletin. The USCIS has indicated that it will accept adjustment of status applications pursuant to Final
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About the H-1B Cap Season … and Alternatives
With the H-1B cap lottery quickly approaching, the Immigration Nerds podcast answers the most frequently asked questions regarding the process for this year, “last
Read More »New Restrictions in Place for Travel to Canada
To control the coronavirus’s spread, new public health measures for air and land travelers to Canada will go into effect as of February 22, 2021. Recent Updates: As of
Read More »DHS Delays Trump Administration’s H-1B Selection Final Rule Until Year’s End
On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it would not be applying the H-1B Selection final rule introduced on January 7 by the Trump Administration to
Read More »Immigration Nerds Explain the Biden Administration’s New Immigration Executive Orders
On Tuesday, February 2, President Joe Biden signed three major executive orders undoing or reversing immigration policies from the Trump Administration. In this week’s
Read More »EIG US and Global Update | February 4, 2021
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
Read More »February 2021 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State released the February 2021 Visa Bulletin. The USCIS has indicated that it will accept adjustment of status applications pursuant to Final
Read More »Department of Labor Publishes Final Rule to Raise Wage Requirements for High-Skilled Worker Visas
The US Labor Department announced a new final rule on Tuesday that would raise the wage requirements for foreign nationals with high-skilled worker visas. DOL’s new
Read More »Canada Requires Negative COVID Tests for Nearly All Air Travelers
On New Year’s Eve, the Canadian government announced that as of January 7, 2021, all air travelers to Canada aged 5 years or older (regardless of citizenship or place
Read More »Singapore SGWorkPass Requirements for EP and S Pass Holders
As part of the ongoing effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Ministry of Manpower (MoM) now requires all EP and S Pass holders to use the SGWorkPass app to check their
Read More »I-9 Temporary Guidance Extended
On Wednesday, December 23, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) extended the flexibility of the requirements for Form
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