USCIS Medical Examination Alerts

Many Employment-Based (EB) Adjustment of Status applicants are receiving messages from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding Form I-693, Report of…


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Premium Processing Expectations for F-1 EADs

The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman is receiving reports of delays in the premium processing timeline for their employment authorization document…


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Simplifying and Streamlining the Cuban and Haitian Family Reunification Parole Process

DHS announced the process under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Process (CFRP) and Haitian Family Reunification Parole Process (HFRP) will be streamlined with the use of…


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The End of Fiscal Year 2023: September 2023 Visa Bulletin

The September 2023 Visa Bulletin, the last for the current fiscal year for the U.S. government, is now available. The bulletin shows the return to pre-pandemic levels in some visa…


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Welcome Corps Overview and Update

The Welcome Corps Program is a two-phase initiative offering a lifeline for qualified refugees, providing needed support. Here we consider the two phases of the Welcome Corps…


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Family Expedited Removal Program Expanding

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expanding the Family Expedited Removal Management program. The expansion targets unlawful immigration of asylum-seeking families at the…


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Updates to L-1 Visa Processing Announced

USCIS announced modifications to the issuance of receipts for L-1 nonimmigrant intracompany transferees. The L-1 visa is available for executives, managers, or specialized…


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Block on Biden Admin Asylum Policy Paused

A Ninth Circuit panel, divided in its opinion, paused the vacating of a Biden administration rule that restricted asylum entries.


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DACA Not Impacted by Supreme Court Ruling on Loan Forgiveness, per Biden Admin

The Biden administration told the Texas federal judge overseeing the challenge to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that the recent U.S. Supreme Court…


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Extending Stay on Asylum Rule Denied

The California federal judge, who initially vacated the Biden administration's rule restricting asylum entries to the United States and granted a 14-day stay on the rule, rejected…


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