Happy Cap Season: The Road to April Begins Now
April 1: The highly anticipated date when US employers may file new H-1B visa petitions with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the hopes of bolstering
Read More »ICE increases Partnerships with Local Authorities to Enforce Immigration Laws
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has increased its collaboration with state and local authorities to report arrestees suspected of residing illegally to
Read More »Department of State Announces Intention to Continue “Extreme Vetting”
The Department of State has issued a federal register notice announcing its intention to continue extreme vettingby expanding the scope of questions asked of some visa
Read More »The DOL Audited our PERM Case. Why? And What Happens Next?
Last week, we gave you tips on drafting great EVLs for PERM Based I-140 applications. Today, we address another nerve-wracking part of the Green Card process, PERM audits.
Read More »SOC Code Revisions
Today, the U.S. State Department announced its final decision for the 2018 revisions of Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) System. The SOC system was designed to
Read More »H-4 EAD Program Update
The Department of Homeland Security is currently awaiting a response from the U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C. following a grant of 180 days to review the H-4 Employment
Read More »My Case Received an RFE. What Does that Mean?!
A USCIS officer has three options when adjudicating a case: approve, issue a Request for Evidence (RFE) or issue a Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID). A USCIS Officer will issue
Read More »The ICE Workplace Audits May Increase by Four to Five Times the Current Amount
ICE’s acting director, Thomas Homan, recently announced that ICE will significantly increase the number of workplace audits it conducts, reflecting the policy priorities
Read More »Applicants Experience Longer Wait Times for N-400 Applications
With over 708,000 pending naturalization applications on file as of June 30, 2017, wait times for naturalization have stretched from the previous processing time of five to
Read More »Holiday Travel FAQs
Thank you to all who attended our holiday travel webinar last week. We had an active audience who asked several questions. Here are the most frequently asked questions
Read More »The Diversity Visa Program Remains Valid: What You Need to Know
The Diversity Visa Program has been subject to additional scrutiny following last week’s terror attack in New York City by a Uzbekistani national who received his
Read More »H-1B RFEs on the Rise Under the Trump Administration
USCIS Requests for Evidence (RFEs) for H-1B petitions have increased by more than 45% in the last year. In the first 8 months of 2017, USCIS issued more than 85,000 RFEs
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