DHS Designates Temporary Protected Status for Burma
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has designated Temporary Protected Status for Burma. On Monday, May 24, DHS published a Federal Register notice (FRN) to designate
Read More »DHS and DOL Issue a Joint Rule to Supplement the H-2B Visa Cap
On Friday, May 21, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) published a joint temporary final rule to make an additional 22,000 H-2B
Read More »June 2021 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State released the June 2021 Visa Bulletin on 05/19/2021 which shows significant progress across employment-based categories in both Final Action
Read More »US Department of Labor Announces an 18-Month Delay for the Prevailing Wage Rule
On Thursday, May 13, the U.S. Department of Labor announced an 18-month delay of the final rule, “Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment
Read More »USCIS Makes the Suspension of Biometric Requirements for Certain Form I-539 Applicants Official
As previously reported, USCIS is temporarily suspending the biometrics requirements for certain applicants filing Form I-539: Extension of stay in or change of status to H-4
Read More »The Biden Administration is Restoring the International Entrepreneurship Parole Program
On Monday, May 10, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would withdraw a May 2018 proposed rule to
Read More »USCIS Will Suspend Biometric Requirements for Certain E, H-4, and L-2 Visa Applicants
USCIS is finalizing a policy that will temporarily suspend the Trump-era biometrics requirements for individuals filing Form I-539 to request an extension of stay in or
Read More »EIG US and Global COVID Update | May 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 »The US to Restrict Travel from India Starting May 4
India is experiencing a significant second spike in COVID-19 infections. In response, the United States and several countries around the world are suspending, limiting, or
Read More »Dept. of Justice Ends Trump-Era Policy to Restrict Funds for Sanctuary Cities
On April 29, 2021, Thailand’s Centre of COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced the extension of the quarantine period for all international travelers
Read More »USCIS Instructs Officers to Defer to Previous Decisions for Extensions
On Tuesday, USCIS issued new policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual that guides officers to consider past determinations for extension requests that maintain the same
Read More »COVID-19 and the State of Global Mobility in 2020
The year 2020 marked a sudden break in mobility across international borders. The COVID-19 pandemic decimated tourism and business travel; cut the lion’s share of seasonal
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