Judge says it did not rationally serve to protect public safety. On 11/15/22, a U.S. district court struck down Title 42. The program will end on 12/21/22. Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated the directive, which has allowed border agents to expel millions of migrants without... View Article
Is your priority date current? The U.S. government is confident it will process all employment-based green cards by the end of this fiscal year, avoiding a repeat of last year when it let thousands of green cards go to waste. Typically, about 140,000 employment-based green cards are given to foreign employees and their families a... View Article
USCIS has sent out non-selection notifications to registrants’ online accounts. On August 23, 2022, USCIS announced that they had received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year (FY) 2023.... View Article
USCIS backlogs are not new, but the new CIS Ombudsman’s Annual Report highlights the “avalanche” effect that they create. Backlogs and interminably long processing times have been an unavoidable aspect of working with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS, formerly Immigration & Naturalization Service or INS) for decades. But in recent years, the backlogs... View Article
Looking to start a business venture in the U.S.? The E-2 Visa may be right for you. If you’re an entrepreneur or business owner interested in moving to the United States to grow an investment project, the E-2 Treaty Investor visa is likely the perfect vehicle to pursue your dream. We have assisted business owners... View Article
On May 3, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a new rule that increases the automatic extension period for employment authorization and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), available to certain EAD renewal applicants, to up to 540 days. The increase, which was effective immediately on May 4, 2022, will help avoid gaps in employment for... View Article
On May 3, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a new rule that increases the automatic extension period for employment authorization and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), available to certain EAD renewal applicants, to up to 540 days. The increase, which was effective immediately on May 4, 2022, will help avoid gaps in employment for... View Article
The Covid pandemic has resulted in processing backlogs at U.S. Consulates around the world, and requests for expediting nonimmigrant visa appointments have skyrocketed as a result. For good information relating to making an expedite request to speed up processing of you visa, please see AILA’s tips for navigating the process.
On Jan. 21, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new policy guidance that applies to certain O-1 Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement visas. The new guidance, updated in the official USCIS Policy Manual, clarifies the evaluation of an O-1 beneficiary’s prospective work within his or her area of proposed achievement or extraordinary... View Article
More on Employment Authorization for L and E Spouses Following the settlement of a USCIS lawsuit that finally recognized that dependent L and E spouses are able to work lawfully incident to their status, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updated its admission system to designate on the I-94 admission records those spouses who are authorized... View Article
