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...
COVID-19 TESTING NOT SUBJECT TO REVIEW FOR PUBLIC CHARGE RULE
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently enacted a new rule requiring the consideration of...
SIX IMMIGRATION COURTS TO CLOSE IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) announced late Friday that...
THE 2020 FORM I-9 AUDIT SEASON HAS BEGUN!
At 10:31 PM last night, I received the first of the year’s inquiries about Form I-9 Audits. I was expecting that...
U.S. EXPANDS CORONAVIRUS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS TO RECENT VISITORS TO EUROPE
Quick Takeaways: United States now barring entry to non-U.S. Citizens/Lawful Permanent Residents physically present in...
U.S. EXPANDS CORONAVIRUS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS TO RECENT VISITORS TO IRAN
Quick Takeaways: United States now barring entry to non-U.S. Citizens/Lawful Permanent Residents physically present in...