US | State Department to Pilot a Domestic Visa Renewal
The State Department will pilot a program later this year allowing H and L visa holders to renew their visas in the US. Currently, they are required to travel abroad to
Read More »Ireland and US to Extend the Working Holiday/Intern Work Travel Program
On January 27, US and Irish authorities signed a statement of intent to extend for five years the US-Ireland Working Holiday/Intern Work and Travel Program. The program
Read More »US | White House to End COVID Emergency Declaration in May
On Monday, January 30, the White House announced it would officially end the COVID-19 national and public health emergencies on May 11. The Biden administration has pushed
Read More »US | Biden Administration Extends DED for Hong Kong Residents in the US
On January 26, the Biden administration extended a program that protects Hong Kong residents living in the U.S. from deportation. The program, known as Deferred Enforced
Read More »US | DHS Announces Re-Registration Process for Haiti TPS Beneficiaries
DHS has posted the Federal Register notice describing how beneficiaries under Haiti’s existing TPS designation can re-register to retain TPS and renew their Employment
Read More »US | USCIS Releases 2023-2026 Strategic Plan
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today released its FY 2023-2026 Strategic Plan, which provides a roadmap for the agency’s workforce. The strategic plan
Read More »US | USCIS Announces Updates to Green Card Design
USCIS will begin issuing redesigned Permanent Resident Cards, also known as Green Cards, from January 30, 2023. What’s Changed? The new Green Card and EAD designs
Read More »US | FY2024 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 1, 2023
On January 27, USCIS announced that the initial registration period for the FY2024 H-1B cap will open at 12pm EST on March 1, 2023, and will run through 12pm EST on March 17,
Read More »US | USCIS Extends COVID-19 Flexibilities
The USCIS is extending certain COVID-19-related flexibilities through March 23, 2023. Under these flexibilities, USCIS considers a response received within 60 calendar days
Read More »US | Asylum Applicants Can File Form I-765 Online
Effective January 23, applicants for employment authorization under category (c)(8), Pending Asylum and Withholding of Removal Applicants and Applicants for Pending Asylum
Read More »US | New Private Refugee Resettlement Pilot Program
On January 19, the Biden administration announced the Welcome Corps, a new pilot program allowing U.S. citizens and permanent residents to sponsor an individual to enter the
Read More »US | USCIS Extends Green Card Validity
USCIS will extend the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) for petitioners who properly file Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on
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