March 2022 Visa Bulletin Released
Highlights EB-1 remains current for all countries. Final Action Dates: EB-2 China remains unchanged with a cut-off date of March 1, 2019, and EB-3 China remains unchanged
Read More »USCIS Announces New Mission Statement
On Wednesday, February 9, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ur Jaddou announced a new mission statement for the agency: “USCIS upholds
Read More »New York City Law Requires Employers to Disclose Salaries
From May 15, 2022, employers in New York City will be required by law to disclose salary ranges on job ads. Law 2022/032, under the New York City Human Rights Law
Read More »DHS and DOL Approve Additional H-2B Visa Allocation
The Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor issued a joint temporary final rule to increase the number of H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for FY
Read More »State Department Waives Immigrant Visa Fees
On January 19, the State Department announced that it would waive fees for applicants denied immigrant visas pursuant to the Trump administration’s travel ban for
Read More »FY 2023 H-1B Cap Registration Timeline Released
On Friday, January 28, 2022, the USCIS announced the initial registration timeline for FY 2023 H-1B cap. Key Dates February 21, 2022: Registrants can create new accounts
Read More »USCIS Updates Guidance on Expedite Requests
On January 25, USCIS updated its policy manual with new guidance clarifying how the agency determines whether a case warrants expedited treatment. In the update, USCIS
Read More »Transfer of Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Categories
On Friday, January 21, USCIS announced that the agency had received fewer adjustment of status applications in the first (priority workers) and second (workers with advanced
Read More »Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Attract STEM Talent
On Friday, January 21, the White House released a Fact Sheet outlining the administration’s efforts to streamline and clarify the path for international STEM students,
Read More »Non-US Individuals Must be Fully Vaccinated to Enter the United States by Land
The Department of Homeland Security announced that non-U.S. individuals entering the United States through land ports of entry and ferry terminals at the US-Mexico and
Read More »Previewing the FY23 H-1B Cap Season
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will commence the H-1B cap lottery for FY2023 this March. The H-1B cap lottery is used to fulfill the quota of 85,000 new
Read More »February 2022 Visa Bulletin Released
Highlights EB-1 remains current for all countries. Final Action Dates: EB-2 China advanced by 1 month and 11 days to March 1, 2019, and EB-3 China remains unchanged with a
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