UPDATE: USCIS PROLONGS SUSPENSION OF MOST IN-PERSON SERVICES THROUGH MAY 3, 2020
Quick Takeaways: Appointments, interviews, naturalization ceremonies, and other face-to-face interactions with the...
GREEN & SPIEGEL ATTORNEYS EARN APPROVAL OF H-1B IN FEDERAL COURT HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT IS A “SPECIALTY OCCUPATION”
A Rhode Island restaurant group challenged a USCIS denial and won H-1B “specialty occupation” status for its General...
USCIS UPDATES – RESPONSE TIMES AND I-765 BIOMETRICS DATA EXTENDED DUE TO COVID-19
Quick Takeaways: Recently announced response extensions applied to NOIR, NOIT, and I-290B Filings Previously gathered...
SEVP PROVIDES ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS RELATED TO F AND M STUDENTS AND THEIR SCHOOLS ABOUT COVID-19
A SEVP Guidance Document was updated and provided on March 20, 2020 addressing frequently asked questions related to F...
ALERT: USCIS ANNOUNCES 60-DAY EXTENSION OF DEADLINES FOR RFE AND NOIDS
Quick Takeaways: If RFE issued between March 1, 2020 and May 1, 2020, may submit up-to-60-days beyond stated deadline...
ALERT: FIRST PHASE OF FISCAL YEAR 2021 H-1B CAP SELECTION COMPLETE
Quick Takeaways: Selection process for Fiscal Year 2021 H-1B Cap completed USCIS will alert selected Registrations no...
BREAKING: USCIS EXTENDS SUSPENSION OF MOST IN-PERSON SERVICES THROUGH APRIL 7, 2020
Quick Takeaways: Appointments, interviews, naturalization ceremonies, and other face-to-face interactions with the...
BREAKING: USCIS WILL ACCEPT PHOTOCOPIES OF SIGNATURES BUT IS SUSPENDING PREMIUM PROCESSING
Quick Takeaways: Though its Field Offices have cancelled most face-to-face interactions with the public, USCIS Service...
BREAKING: WORLDWIDE SUSPENSION OF ROUTINE VISA SERVICES
The United States Department of State has announced that all routine visa services will be suspended on a temporary...
FORM I-9 COMPLIANCE CHANGE: PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS IS NOT REQUIRED DURING THE PANDEMIC
U.S. employers are required to examine documents in fulfilling their responsibilities to only employ authorized...
PREMIUM PROCESSING SUSPENDED FOR FY2021 H-1B CAP
Quick Takeaways: H-1B Premium Processing will not be available when filing period opens April 1, 2020 It should be...
UPDATE – U.S. ADDS UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND TO PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
Quick Takeaways: Effective 11:59 PM March 16, 2020, recent visitors to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland...