Special Alert: June 2017 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State released the June 2017 Visa Bulletin today. Most notably, EB-1 India and China has retrogressed, with next month’s Visa Bulletin
Read More »EIG Dispatch | May 5, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS USCIS Completes Data Entry for FY2018 H-1B Cap Petitions Spending Bill Funds Federal Government Through September Canadians L-1 Adjudication Limited to Canada Visa
Read More »EIG Dispatch | April 28, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS Federal Judge Blocks Executive Order on Sanctuary Cities France Presidential Election Enters Final Stage Ukraine Amends Visa Issuance and Processing Rules
Read More »White House Considers NAFTA Withdrawal
Today in the White House, the H-1B program reform takes a backseat as the administration discusses a potential withdrawal from the North American Free Trade Agreement
Read More »EIG Dispatch | April 21, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS USCIS Redesigned Green Cards and EADs USCIS Adopts Final Action Visa Bulletin Chart for May 2017 New USCIS Guidance – All Employment-Based Non-Immigrants
Read More »Special Alert: USCIS Announces Number of Cap Petitions Received for FY2018
Just two weeks after the closing of the FY2018 H-1B cap, USCIS announced today that it received 199,000 cap-subject H-1B petitions for the 2018 Fiscal Year. As reported in
Read More »EIG Dispatch | April 14, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS PERM and Prevailing Wage Determination – Processing Updates United Kingdom – Home Office to Begin Compliance Visits Canada Implements Visa-Free
Read More »Special Alert: May 2017 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State released the May 2017 Visa Bulletin today. Next month’s Visa Bulletin reports slight advancements from the April 2017 Final Action Dates
Read More »EIG Dispatch | April 7, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS FY 2018 H-1B Cap Reached USCIS Confirms Policy for H-1B Computer-Related Specialty Occupations USCIS Announces Further Measures to Protect the Integrity of the
Read More »DHS Requests Additional Time to Consider H-4 EAD Rule
As an update to our earlier report, today the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requested an additional 180 days to review the H-4 Employment Authorization (H-4 EAD) Rule
Read More »EIG Dispatch | March 31, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS Federal Judge in Hawaii Blocks Travel Ban Indefinitely – Extending Prior Order Update on the Pending H-4 EAD Lawsuit Georgian Citizens Can Now Travel in the
Read More »Federal Judge in Hawaii Blocks Travel Ban Indefinitely – Extending Prior Order
On Wednesday, Hawaii U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson indefinitely halted President Trump’s revised travel ban. This decision is an extension of the Judge’s temporary
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