Department of State Announces Pilot Program to Waive In-Person Interview for Certain H-1B Visa Renewals
Updated on January 25, 2024 In response to President Biden’s recent Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence, the Department of State (DOS) has issued a Notice of a Pilot Program to Resume Renewal of H-1B Nonimmigrant Visas in the US for Certain Qualified Noncitizens, which was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, […]
Department of Labor Publishes Request for Information on PERM Schedule A Revisions
Following President Bident’s Executive Order, the Department of Labor seeks public input on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) occupations and non-STEM occupations with an insufficient number of qualified and available US workers in order to update the Schedule A. The Schedule A is a list of occupations with insufficient US workers who are able, […]
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S MEASURES ON IMMIGRATION
Grand Ambition and Positive Regulatory Actions Immediately upon taking office, President Biden enacted a series of Administrative and Regulatory Actions to stop the anti-immigration policies of his predecessor. He also has also proposed a sweeping revision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, including a path to citizenship for all undocumented individuals currently in the United […]
IMMIGRATION UPDATES
USCIS May Re-Consider Adverse H-1B Decisions and Provide Pathway to Approval Public Charge Rule Rescinded The USCIS on Friday, March 12, 2021 announced that it may “reopen and/or reconsider” denials of H-1B visa petitions based on the U.S. Federal Courts invalidating three USCIS memorandums that were used in the adjudication of these applications. The three […]
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION INTRODUCES IMMIGRATION REFORM PROPOSAL
Pathway to Legalized Status and Citizenship for Undocumented ‘Noncitizens’ Reform of Employment Immigration including Wage Based Allocation of H-1B Visas Additional Immigration Friendly Reforms The Biden Administration’s Immigration Reform Proposal was introduced in the Congress on February 18, 2021. It is anticipated that Immigration Reform will be the subject of an intense political battle. The […]
2022 H-1B CAP LOTTERY – UPDATE
IMPORTANT DATES – H-1B REGISTRATION PROCESS TIMELINE The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that the 2022 H-1B Cap Lottery will be continue via the electronic registration process, which was implemented in 2020. Please feel free to contact USILAW with any questions or issues that you may have. You may reach us via telephone […]
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S IMMIGRATION PROPOSAL
President Biden’s Immigration Proposal 2022 H-1B Cap Lottery to Continue to be Randomized Computer Based Trump Policy Memorandum that Deemed ‘Computer Programmers’ to Not Qualify as a Specialty Occupation Position Rescinded The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that the 2022 H-1B Cap Lottery will no longer be subject to allocation by wage levels […]
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S IMMIGRATION PROPOSAL
President Biden’s Immigration Proposal Republican Senators Pour Cold Water. Indicate Narrower Bill Maybe Possible. President Biden’s comprehensive immigration proposals arrived on Capitol Hill and was immediately met with strong opposition from Republicans. The Biden proposal would create a pathway to citizenship to the over 11 million undocumented individuals as well as those in temporary protected […]
PRESIDENT BIDEN PUTS ALL RECENT TRUMP REGULATIONS IN ABEYANCE
President Biden Puts All Recent Trump Regulations in Abeyance Trump Regulations to Decapitate Business Immigration Withdrawn or Postponed President Biden went into action immediately after his swearing-in ceremony by signing a series of executive orders and directives that reversed the last-minute Trump Administration measures to in effect destroy business immigration to the United States. The […]
TRUMP’S DHS MAKES LAST GASP EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE H-1B VISA PROGRAM
Trump’s DHS Makes Last Gasp Efforts to Eliminate H-1B Visa Program DHS and DOL Rules Aim to Make H-1B Filings Impossible The Trump Administration in its assault on immigration has, in a last gasp effort, attempted to fatally undermine the non-immigrant and immigrant visa programs through the announcement of changes to regulations. In its latest […]
