We wrote previously about the government’s proposed changes to visa applications to include questions about an applicant’s social media history. About a year later, the Department of State has added [...]
Attention Californians, Canadians, and 04/20 celebrators worldwide! As another April 20th passes us by and celebrations become legal and larger, we want to remind you of the potential immigration [...]
The U.S. Department of State recently issued new data showing that the number of visas issued declined from 2017 to 2018. Temporary visas issued declined 7%. The number of immigrant [...]
USCIS recently issued an updated policy memo giving adjudicating officers more discretion to deny an application. This guidance took effect on September 11, 2018 and applies to all applications received [...]
Premium processing is an optional service offered by USCIS that is currently available for certain temporary work status and permanent residence applications. By paying the government a premium processing [...]
As many of our clients already know, USCIS has been experiencing significant backlogs in adjudicating many types of applications. However, the I-751 Removal of Conditions petitions are among the [...]
USCIS announced that it has completed its selection of H-1B lottery winners for fiscal year 2019 H-1B cap-subject petitions. This H-1B season, we have had another successful year with [...]
The government has announced the temporary suspension of its Premium Processing service for all H-1B petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 cap, effective April 2, 2018. This [...]
Charlie Oppenheim of the Department of State recently provided his regular update on the visa bulletin, which indicates the availability of both employment-based and family-based visas. Charlie provides estimates [...]
As the winter holidays wind down and we head into the New Year, it is time to start thinking about the other most wonderful time of the year: H-1B [...]