US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on July 29, 2021 that it conducted a second round of H-1B...
UPDATE ON H-1B CAP SECTION FOR FY 2022
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Jonathan A. Grode
Jonathan Grode serves as the U.S. Practice Director and Managing Partner for the Firm.
EXTENSION OF VALIDITY FOR NATIONAL INTEREST EXCEPTIONS (NIES) FOR TRAVELERS FROM CHINA, IRAN, BRAZIL, SOUTH AFRICA, THE SCHENGEN AREA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, IRELAND, AND INDIA
On Tuesday July 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of State issued guidance extending the validity of National Interest...
UPDATE – A RETURN TO INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL?
On Friday, June 18th, as hoped, members of the European Union voted to add the United States to their list of...
Department of Homeland Security
On June 16th, 2021, reports from the European Union suggest that they will recommend that member countries remove...
H, L, J-VISA HOLDERS NO LONGER SUSPENDED FROM ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES BUT MOST NONCITIZENS REMAIN SUBJECT TO TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
Takeaways: Presidential Proclamation 10052, suspending H-1B, H-2B, J and L admissions, expired March 31, 2021. Ongoing...
BREAKING NEWS: USCIS EXTENDS PREMIUM PROCESSING FOR E-3 AUSTRALIAN SPECIALTY WORKER PETITIONS
On February 24, 2021, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that it would immediately provide...
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ROLLS BACK SEVERAL TRUMP-ERA IMMIGRATION POLICIES
President Joe Biden wasted no time when, on February 2nd, just two weeks after taking office, he followed through on...
UPDATE – ALL IN-BOUND TRAVELERS TO UNITED STATES MUST HAVE NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST
Quick Takeaways As of January 26, 2021, all passengers on international flights to the United States must show a...
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S LAST IMMIGRATION ACTIONS – LIFTING TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AND EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF H-1B EMPLOYERS
Quick Takeaways Restrictions on travelers from Schengen Area countries, the UK/Ireland, and Brazil, set to expire on...
HOLIDAY INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL UPDATE
Quick Takeaways: With limited international flights and country-specific restrictions, leaving the United States may...
NEW ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES AMBITIOUS IMMIGRATION REFORMS
The incoming Biden Administration has set forth an ambitious plan to reform the nation’s immigration system. His...
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES MAJOR CHANGE IN H-1B SELECTION PROCESS
The Trump Administration has announced a major change in the process for filing cap subject H-1B petitions....