Latest Insights and Immigration News

USCIS Announces Online Filing for DACA Renewal Forms

USCIS Announces Expansion of Premium Processing Options

USCIS Completes – FY2023 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Selections

Omnibus Spending Bill Includes Immigration Provisions

USCIS Confirms “Exceptionally High” EB-2 Availability in FY 2022; “Strongly Encourages” EB-2 Interfiling

Biden Administration Increases Opportunities for STEM Students and Professionals

H-1B Cap Season has Arrived

State Department Issues Final Rule on Immigrant Visas Fee Exemptions

February 2022 Visa Bulletin Shows EB-2 Advancement for India and China

USCIS Updates Guidance on O-1 Nonimmigrants in Arts vs. Motion Pictures and Television

USCIS Extends Flexibilities for Responding to RFEs, NOIDs

Department of State Proposes Raising Consular Service Fees for Nonimmigrant and Special Visas

DOL Issues FAQ on H-2A Wage Requirements for Agricultural Clearance Orders

U.S. Lifts COVID Restrictions on Travelers From Southern African Countries

USCIS to Expedite Work Permits for Healthcare Workers

State Dept. Expands Waivers of Visa Interviews for H-1B, L-1, O-1 and Other Applicants

DHS Withdraws H-1B “Wage Level Prioritization” Final Rule

DOL Reminds Employers That H-2B Filing Window Opens January 1

DHS Extends I-9 Flexibility to April 30, 2022

DOL Implements Court Order Vacating Prevailing Wage Final Rule

USCIS Temporarily Waives 60-Day Rule for Civil Surgeon Signatures

USCIS Extends Transitional Parole for CNMI Long-Term Resident Applicants

DOL Issues Guidance on H-2B Visa Program Overtime Pay Obligations

CDC Amends COVID-19 Testing Requirement for Intl. Travel to the U.S.

U.S. News-Best Lawyers Ranks Goel & Anderson Among Nation’s “Best Law Firms” for Immigration

A Roadmap for PERM Recruitment in the Wake of the Facebook Settlement

DOJ, DOL Reach Settlements With Facebook Resolving Claims of Discrimination Against U.S. Workers

USCIS Selects More FY 2022 H-1B Cap Cases in Second Lottery

DOL Final Rule Will Increase Prevailing Wages

DHS: H-1B Cap Lottery to be Wage-Based

USCIS Advises of Lockbox Processing Delays