USCIS Announces Premium Processing for F-1 Students Applying for OPT
On March 6th, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the expansion of premium processing for...
H-2B Cap Limit Reached For Second Half of Fiscal Year 2023
On March 2, 2023, USCIS announced that as of February 27, 2023, it has received enough petitions to fill the 33,000...
Student Visas Can Now Be Issued A Year Before Program Starts
With delays in obtaining visas at US consular posts throughout the world, it is welcome news to new F-1 and M-1...
Alert – U.S. Department of State to Test Stateside H-1B / L-1 Visa Renewals in 2023
Pilot program for H-1B and L-1 to launch later this year, with hopes to expand thereafter. Will only include visa...
H-2B Returning Worker Supplemental Cap for First Half of Fiscal Year 2023 Reached
On January 31, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it has received enough...
USCIS Announces Registration Period for H-1B Cap FY 2024
On Friday USCIS announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2024 H-1B cap season will...
USCIS Extends Validity of Green Cards to 48 Months for Conditional Permanent Residents
On January 23, 2023, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will be extending...
USCIS to Resume Adjudicating H-4/L-2 Status & EAD Requests Simultaneously with H-1B/L-1 Premium Processing Petitions
Quick Takeaways Starting January 25, 2023, USCIS will once again adjudicate H-4/L-2 EADs and Changes/Extensions of...
Biden Admin. Unveils “Welcome Corps,” New Program to Allow Private Sponsorship of Refugees
On Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a new and innovative private sponsorship...
Premium Processing Available for All EB-1C & NIW Petitions by End of January, Further Expansions Planned
On January 12, 2023, USCIS announced several exciting updates to its ongoing expansion of Premium Processing. These...
CBP Announces New Entry Process for Cuban, Haitian, and Nicaraguan Nationals, and Eliminates Cap for Venezuelans
On Jan. 5, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced new parole processes for Cuban, Haitian, and...
Practice Management in 2023 with Jonathan Grode, Esq.
On this episode of the Immigration Lawyers Toolbox, hear from special guest, Jonathan Grode. He talks about how to...