Green and Spiegel will be publishing guides on what we expect from the Trump Administration in six weeks on a number of topics – from USCIS adjudications, U.S. Department of State procedures, and U.S. Department of Labor requirements, to worksite enforcement, removal priorities, asylum protocols, and other areas of interest.
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UPDATE: Upcoming Changes to J-1 Skills List
Quick Takeaways First update to J-1 Skills List since 2009 Skills themselves unchanged, but list of countries subject...
USCIS Issues O-1A and NIW Updates Following January 2022 Policy Guidance
Quick Takeaways NIW submissions have almost tripled since 2022 with approval rates dropping 10% O-1A submissions...
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms DHS Authority to Grant H-4 EADs
On August 2, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the...
USCIS Announces Second H-1B Lottery Drawing for Regular Cap
On July 30, 2024, USCIS announced that it would conduct a second randomized selection in the Fiscal Year 2025 H-1B Cap...
Bolstering STEM Talent with the National Interest Waiver: How a 2022 update streamlines the green card process
Updates to the National Interest Waiver process For decades, it has not been clear how immigrant experts with advanced...
Bolstering STEM Talent with the National Interest Waiver
How a 2022 update streamlines the green card process. Written by Jonathan Grode, Barbara Leen, Amy Nice, and Joshua...
Department of State Update – Encouraging Trends Worldwide While Canada and Mexico Lag Behind
Quick Takeaways U.S. Consulates abroad issued record numbers of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas over the first half...
USCIS Announces Changes to the H-1B Program for 2024
Quick Takeaways This year’s H-1B Registration Period will open at 12PM EST on March 6, 2024 and close at 12PM EST on...
USCIS Increasing Fees as of April 1, 2024
Quick Takeaways Effective Date: All fee adjustments, excluding previously-announced updates to Premium Processing,...
USCIS Announces Premium Processing Increases in 2024
Quick Takeaways 12.3% Increase will take effect February 26, 2024, and in response to inflation between June 2021 and...
H-1B Stateside Visa Pilot Program to Commence at End of January 2024
Quick Takeaways The pilot program will only be available to certain H-1B Visas between January 29 – April 1, 2024 The...