Texas Governor Signs Law Allowing Texas Law Enforcement to Deport Migrants
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) signed into law three bills to deter irregular migration in the state. One of the bills would allow Texas law enforcement officials the ability
Read More »White House Launches New Refugee Program
The Biden administration is launching a new refugee program that will allow U.S. sponsors to nominate specific people they would like to bring to the U.S. to help reunite
Read More »Domestic H-1B Visa Renewal Pilot Application Information
The U.S. State Department (the Department) will allow certain H-1B visa holders to renew their visas in the United States as part of a pilot program. No other visa classes
Read More »Domestic H-1B Visa Renewal Pilot Clears White House
The State Department pilot program allowing a limited number of H-1B workers to renew their visas domestically cleared the White House Office of Information and Regulatory
Read More »Dept. of Labor Asks for Public Input to Assess STEM, AI Worker Shortages
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a Request for Information (RFI), Labor Certification for Permanent Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States; Modernizing
Read More »USCIS Updates Guidance on Family-Based Conditional Permanent Residence
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued updated guidance on family-based conditional permanent residence in its Policy Manual. The update consolidates and
Read More »USCIS Changes Filing Location for Premium Processing Requests for Pending Immigrant Petitions for Alien Workers
USCIS announced on December 13, 2023, a change in the filing location for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, for currently pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for
Read More »DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending Re-Registration Periods for TPS for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan
The Department of Homeland Security published a Federal Register notice reiterating the extensions of the periods to re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under
Read More »USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2024 H-1B Cap
On Wednesday, December 13, 2023, USCIS announced it had received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap
Read More »January 2024 Visa Bulletin Released
In the January 2024 Visa Bulletin, Final Action Dates for EB-2, and EB-3 Worldwide (All Other) advance. EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 China advance. EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Final Action
Read More »Fall 2023 Unified Regulatory Agenda Released
The Biden Administration released its Fall 2023 Unified Regulatory Agenda. The agenda provides the public with notice of the Executive Branch’s plan to issue agency rules
Read More »Brazil eVisa Platform Opens
Effective December 1, 2023, the electronic visa system for nationals of Australia, Canada and the United States is operational. Nationals of these countries can apply now
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