August 18, 2021
USCIS Officers Adjudicating Asylum Cases
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) will publish a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the current asylum procedures.…
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August 18, 2021
PERM Processing: Process and Timelines
A permanent labor certification issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) allows an employer to hire a foreign worker to work permanently in the United States. The process has…
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August 17, 2021
Strong Advancement for EB-2 India and Continuation of Strong Advancement for EB-3 India in September 2021 Visa Bulletin
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released the September 2021 Visa Bulletin, the last visa bulletin in this fiscal year. USCIS has determined and announced…
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August 12, 2021
USCIS Extends Validity Period for Medicals
According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), they are on track to approve more employment-based adjustment of status applications since the fiscal year 2005. As…
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August 11, 2021
USCIS’ One-in-Three-Year Rule Examined and a Special Exception for EB-1C Visa Petitions
When a qualified company petitions a nonimmigrant manager or executive employee under the EB-1C category, the One-in-Three-Year Rule applies under a different scope and USCIS will…
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August 10, 2021
USCIS Officers Visiting H-1B Workers’ Homes for Site Visit
With many non-immigrant workers working remotely from home due to ongoing COVID pandemic requirements and “shelter-in-place” requirements, USCIS has adjusted the required site…
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August 10, 2021
Changing Jobs after Filing I-485 with AC-21
As a result of the global pandemic, there was an unprecedented number of Employment-Based Adjustment of Status (AOS) applications filed in October and November 2020. Applicants…
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August 9, 2021
Temporary Protection Status Updates
The Secretary of Homeland Security announced the extension of registration periods for initial Temporary Protection Status (TPS) in certain circumstances. Applicants under the TPS…
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August 9, 2021
USCIS Expands Partnership with Social Security Administration
USCIS announced today that applicants filing for lawful permanent resident status are now able to apply for a Social Security number (SSN) or replacement card as part of the…
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August 9, 2021
Outdated USCIS Regs Reverse Green Card
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) failed to reconcile their regulations with a statute that allows foreign workers to change jobs while waiting for a green card…
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