Protections for Dreamers Involved in Government Funding Discussions
While Congress has until March 2018 to address the status of DACA beneficiaries, commonly referred to as Dreamers, the issue has entered the ongoing budget debate.
Read More »The Third and Most Recent Travel Ban Went into Effect
The Supreme Court of the United States has allowed the third and latest version of the Travel Ban to take effect as of Monday, December 4, 2017, while legal challenges to
Read More »US Consulates in Russia will Resume Nonimmigrant Visa Services on a Limited Basis
As an update to our earlier story, beginning on Monday, December 11, 2017, US Consulates in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, and Vladivostok will resume processing of
Read More »Global Headlines: Argentina, Philipines, Switzerland,
Argentina: Waiver of Reciprocity Fee for Canadians. Effective January 1, 2018, Argentina will waive the visa reciprocity fee for Canadian citizens entering the country for
Read More »Happy Cap Season: The Road to April Begins Now
April 1: The highly anticipated date when US employers may file new H-1B visa petitions with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the hopes of bolstering
Read More »Travel Ban Update: Breaking News! SCOTUS Allows Travel Ban 3.0 to Take Effect
Breaking News: SCOTUS Allows Travel Ban 3.0 to Take Effect News: Today, the Supreme Court rolled back the preliminary injunction forestalling the implementation of Travel
Read More »ICE increases Partnerships with Local Authorities to Enforce Immigration Laws
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has increased its collaboration with state and local authorities to report arrestees suspected of residing illegally to
Read More »Department of State Announces Intention to Continue “Extreme Vetting”
The Department of State has issued a federal register notice announcing its intention to continue extreme vettingby expanding the scope of questions asked of some visa
Read More »The DOL Audited our PERM Case. Why? And What Happens Next?
Last week, we gave you tips on drafting great EVLs for PERM Based I-140 applications. Today, we address another nerve-wracking part of the Green Card process, PERM audits.
Read More »Global Headlines: Europe Update, Qatar
Update – Europe: Entry-Exit System (EES) Approved, Implementation Slated for 2020. As an update to our earlier story, last week the European Council adopted the
Read More »SOC Code Revisions
Today, the U.S. State Department announced its final decision for the 2018 revisions of Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) System. The SOC system was designed to
Read More »H-4 EAD Program Update
The Department of Homeland Security is currently awaiting a response from the U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C. following a grant of 180 days to review the H-4 Employment
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