US Alert: Trump Administration Announces Pilot Bond Program
On Monday, President Donald Trump issued a new temporary rule to pilot a program that would require tourist and business travelers from 24 countries with higher rates of visa
Read More »December 2020 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State released the December 2020 Visa Bulletin. For December 2020, USCIS has indicated that it will accept adjustment of status applications pursuant
Read More »EIG Summary & Analysis | DHS Proposed H-1B Rule Changes
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Proposed Rule to select H-1B cap-subject registrations based on the highest corresponding Occupational Employment
Read More »November 2020 Visa Bulletin Released
November 2020 Visa Bulletin Released USCIS has indicated that it will adopt Chart B – Date of Filing Chart for the Month of November. For more information, please
Read More »EIG Alert | New UK Immigration Rules Released
Summary: The Home Office released the new Immigration rules that will apply to all EU and non-EU citizens being sponsored to start working in the United Kingdom from January
Read More »EIG Alert | USCIS Updates Timeline for Premium Processing Fee Increases
As previously reported, H.R.8337 – Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, signed into law on October 1, allows USCIS to increase the fees for
Read More »EIG Alert | The Department of State Updates Guidance Regarding the Recent Proclamation Injunction
On Friday, October 8, 2020, the Department of State (DOS) updated their guidance regarding the recent injunction issued pursuant to the California federal court’s order
Read More »EIG COVID-19 Update | October 9, 2020
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 »EIG COVID-19 Update | October 7, 2020
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 »EIG Alert | DHS and DOL Introduce Rules to Change the H-1B Program
On Tuesday, the Trump Administration announced two rule changes that will significantly reshape the H-1B specialty occupation visa program. In a press release,
Read More »EIG Summary | Expansion of Premium Processing Under H.R. 8337 the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act
On September 30, 2020, the President signed H.R. 8337 the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act. While USCIS has not decided when the Act will go
Read More »EIG Summary | DHS Proposes Changes to F, J, and I Nonimmigrant Status
The Department of Homeland Security through a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), is proposing to change the admission period of F, J, and I nonimmigrants from duration of
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