URGENT IMMIGRATION UPDATES
USCIS Fee Increases Effective October 3, 2020 $4000 or $4500 Fee to apply to Most H-1B and L-1 Filings for Companies with 50 or More Employees with 50% in Non-immigrant Visas The Department of Homeland Security has recently announced fee increases for most immigration matters submitted to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. While […]
URGENT IMMIGRATION UPDATES
Trump Administration Moves to Further Restrict H-1B Visas Prohibition of H-1B Visa Holders on Federal Contracts Additional Measures in 45 Days to Subvert the H-1B Visa Program The Trump Administration, through an Executive Order, moved aggressively against H-1B visas. In measures to be enacted in 120 days, the administration is moving to restrict the employment […]
URGENT IMMIGRATION UPDATES
Trump Administration Rescinds Draconian Measures Targeting F-1 Students The Trump Administration has reached a deal with U.S. Universities to extend the ability of international students with F-1 visas to take fully online course loads while retaining their visa status. This deal will continue the policies that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had implemented in March […]
URGENT IMMIGRATION UPDATES
Trump Executive Order Suspends Nonimmigrant Visa (H-1B, L-1, J-1) Entry to U.S. Until December 31, 2020 Extends Blockage on Issuance of Greencards Does Not Apply to Those with Valid Visas or Currently in the U.S. President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), to be effective starting on June 24, 2020 and continuing to at […]
USCIS RESCINDS MEMOS ON EMPLOYER – EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIPS AND ITINERARY OF SERVICES
Memos Rescinded As Part of Court Settlement As part of a court settlement in the ITServe Alliance case, the USCIS agreed to rescind the two restrictive memos that impacted H-1B petitioners, especially in cases involving Third Party Placements. These memos include: – Employer-Employee Relationship for Adjudication of H-1B Petitions, Including Third-Party Site Placements (Reference AFM […]
URGENT IMMIGRATION UPDATES
Trump to Suspend Nonimmigrant Visa (H-1B, L-1, J-1) Entries to U.S.Extend Blockage on Issuance of Greencards In an escalation of the Trump Administration’s efforts to restrict immigration to the United States, an Executive Order (“EO”) is expected within the next 24 hours that will include measures to stop all non-immigrant visas entries to the United […]
DRACONIAN MEASURES AGAINST IMMIGRATION BEING CONTEMPLATED
Complete Ban on Non-Immigrants and Gutting of the H-1B Visa Program President Donald J. Trump and his administration are considering draconian measures to try and stop most non-immigrants from entering the United States for an initial period of 180 days. These measures expected to be announced as early as June 11, 2020 may be the […]
USCIS RECOMMENCING PREMIUM PROCESSING
The USCIS has announced that it will be resuming premium processing of cases in states starting next week. – Effective on June 1, 2020 USCIS will accept and process I-140 applications in premium processing – Effective June 8th, all H-1B cases (that are not subject to the 2021 H Cap) and L-1 cases that have […]
IMMIGRATION UPDATES
USCIS IS REOPENING OFFICES ON JUNE 4th U.S. GOV’T SUPPORTS H-4 EAD PROGRAM IN COURT NEW USCIS ACTION EXPECTED IN 90-DAYS AS A RESULT OF THE ITServe Alliance, Inc. SETTLEMENT BI-PARTISAN BILL INTRODUCED TO RECONFIGURE H-1B AND L-1 VISAS The major news in immigration that has been expected but has not materialized is President Trump’s […]
PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDER NOT EXPECTED TO IMPACT NONIMMIGRANT VISAS (INCLUDING H-1B AND L-1)
Will Freeze Most Immigrant Visas Including Employer Sponsored Greencards In a rapidly developing story, the President is expected to announce far-reaching restrictions on immigration to the United States during his daily briefing later this afternoon. As of now, informed sources (including the New York Times) are reporting that the Presidential Executive Order will not impact […]