US to Open Regional Processing Centers in Central America
Senior Biden administration officials announced that the United States would open regional processing centers to prescreen refugees for admission in Colombia and Guatemala.
Read More »USCIS Updates Policy Manual on Citizenship and Naturalization for Adopted Children
Effective immediately, USCIS is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify how U.S. citizenship and naturalization provisions apply to adopted children. The updated
Read More »Bipartisan Skilled Immigration Bill Introduced in Senate
In late March, Sen Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the H–1B and L–1 Visa Reform Act of 2023. The bipartisan bill would require employers to
Read More »USCIS Accepting H-2B Petitions for Late Second Half of FY 2023
Starting April 13, USCIS began accepting H-2B petitions for the late second half of FY 2023 for employment start dates from May 15, 2023, to September 30, 2023. The 10,000
Read More »Biden to Implement Fast Track Processing at the Southern Border
Ahead of the end of Title 42, the Biden administration is taking steps toward implementing alternative methods to process migrants at the Southern border. Under the new
Read More »May 2023 Visa Bulletin Released
In the May 2023 Visa Bulletin, EB-1 Worldwide (All Other) remains current. EB-2 and EB-3 Worldwide final action dates have retrogressed. EB-1 and EB-2 for India and China
Read More »US | Proposed Rule Extends Healthcare Benefits to Dreamers
Last week, Biden announced through a video on Twitter that DACA recipients would be able to apply for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchange
Read More »USCIS Delays Posting of Public Comments for the Proposed Fee Rule
USCIS issued a notice that some comments submitted for the proposed fee rule through the Federal Docket Management system were not posted due to processing delays. USCIS is
Read More »State Department to Host Passport Fairs for First Time Applicants
The US State Department is hosting special passport fairs across the United States. The events are primarily for first-time customers and children using Form DS-11 to apply.
Read More »U.S.-Canada Migration Agreement
President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reached a deal that would send asylum seekers who do not have U.S. or Canadian citizenship back to the U.S. if they
Read More »State Department Announces Consular Visa Fee Increase
The Department of State published a Final Rule increasing nonimmigrant visa application processing fees. The agency proposed a fee increase in December 2021, but the final
Read More »US Benefit Requestors Can Select Their Gender on Forms & Documents
Effective immediately, March 31, 2023, USCIS is revising policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that benefit requestors may select their gender on nearly all
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