Shutdown Worsens Strain on US Immigration Courts
Immigration court backlogs have only been exacerbated by the shutdown with estimates of over 400 immigration judges furloughed, approximately 500 immigration cases per day
Read More »Premium Processing Resumes for FY2019 H-1B CAP Cases
Update: Starting Monday, January 28, premium processing will become available for pending FY2019 H-1B CAP cases. Premium Processing requests can be submitted for cases
Read More »H-1B for DACA Recipients
Certain DACA recipients are eligible to apply for the H-1B Cap so long as they meet the statutory requirements for the H-1B visa and have accrued no more than six months
Read More »February 2019 Visa Bulletin Released
Very few changes are observed in the February visa bulletin from the previous month’s publication. The EB-1 categories for the final action chart continue to have
Read More »DHS and DOL Propose Change to Recruitment Requirement for H-2B Employers to Protect US Workers
A proposed rule by DHS and DOL aims to revise the recruiting requirements for employers seeking H-2B nonimmigrant workers. The joint proposal plans to replace the print
Read More »Erickson in the News: Calculating 1-Year Employment Requirement For L-1 Visas
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently issued a policy memorandum[1] to clarify the one-year foreign employment requirement for L-1 visa holders. The
Read More »DHS vs. Save Jobs USA Moving Award
It was recently announced that the DHS vs. Save Jobs USA lawsuit will be moving forward. Save Jobs USA is an advocacy organization that consists of U.S. citizen and legal
Read More »January 2019 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the January 2019 Visa Bulletin today. The January visa bulletin sees little advances in certain categories, while others remain
Read More »USCIS Changes to H-1B Cap: New Year, New Proposals, Part 1
Erickson Immigration Group attorneys Justin Parsons, Jeff Quilhot, and Hiba Anver hosted a webinar on the latest proposal to modify the H-1B Cap program. The main points of
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About the Pitfalls of Hiring Without Degree Requirements
As the global economic trend continues to shift from credential-based hiring to skill-based, many companies are beginning to hire highly qualified employees who have gained
Read More »USCIS Citizenship and Assimilation Grants
The USCIS Citizenship and Assimilation grant program exist to provide educational materials and resources to assist the naturalization process and to facilitate
Read More »L-1 One Year Clarification
USCIS issued a Policy Memorandum clarifying the one-year of foreign employment requirement for L-1 applicants. Specifically, the memorandum clarifies how the requirement
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