DHS Begins Limited Implementation of DACA under Final Rule USCIS— On October 31, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security’s final rule to preserve and fortify DACA went into effect. The final rule’s implementation means that DACA is now based on a formal regulation, thereby preserving and fortifying the program while the program remains the subject of …
USCIS Announces New Actions to Reduce Backlogs, Expand Premium Processing, and Provide Relief to Work Permit Holders USCIS- on March 29, USCIS announced a trio of efforts to increase efficiency and reduce burdens to the overall legal immigration system. USCIS will set new agency-wide backlog reduction goals, expand premium processing to additional form types, and …
USCIS Urges Eligible Indian Nationals to Consider Applying for Adjustment of Status in the EB-2 Category Based on the April Visa Bulletin USCIS -In the recently published April Visa Bulletin, the Department of State advanced the Date for Filing (also known as the application date) applications for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status in the …
FY 2023 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 1 USCIS announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2023 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 1 and run through noon Eastern on March 18. During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives will be able to complete and submit …
FY 2023 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 1 USCIS announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2023 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 1 and run through noon Eastern on March 18. During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives will be able to complete and submit …
USCIS Temporarily Waiving 60-Day Rule for Civil Surgeon Signatures USCIS is temporarily waiving the requirement that the civil surgeon sign Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, no more than 60 days before an applicant files an application for the underlying immigration benefit (including Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status), until Sept. 30, …
USCIS Changes Work Permit Rules for H4/L2 spouses The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and its litigation partners Wasden Banias and Steven Brown, made a settlement with DHS in Shergill, et al. v. Mayorkas, which provides structural changes for nonimmigrant H-4 and L-2 spouses suffering from long delayed processing times for the processing of applications for employment …
