Certain renewal applicants who have filed Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, qualify for an automatic extension of their expiring employment authorization and/or EADs while their application is pending. You qualify for this extension if you: Properly filed Form I-765 for a renewal of your employment authorization and/or EAD before your current EAD expired, and[Read More]
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USCIS will begin H-1B Electronic Registration in March 2022 for the 2022 lottery
Washington, D.C. USCIS will open 2022 H-1B electronic registration from March 1st through 18th, 2022 for the lottery under fiscal year 2023 H-1B Cap. The H-1B random selection process, if needed, will then be run on those electronic registrations and it will notify the employer or the attorney on selected entries on the first draw by[Read More]
Biden-Harris Administration Actions to Attract STEM Talent and Strengthen U.S. Economy and Competitiveness: FACT SHEET
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced a number of policy changes seeking to attract global talent to strengthen U.S. economy and technological competitiveness, and this should benefit working people and communities all across the country. The administration’s fact-sheet states, “in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) – fields that are critical to the[Read More]
USCIS Guidance on Expedited Processing of EAD card for Healthcare Workers
Dec 28, 2021, Washington, D.C. Effective immediately, if you are a healthcare worker who has a pending Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewal application (Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization) and your EAD expires in 30 days or less or has already expired, you can request expedited processing of your EAD application. To determine whether you[Read More]
President Biden issued a proclamation resuming the global travel into the U.S. effective from November 8, 2021
President Biden has issued a presidential proclamation (P.P.) resuming the global travel into the U.S. effective from November 8, 2021, at 12:01 am (ET). The proclamation moves away from country-by-country travel restrictions and adopts an air travel policy that relies primarily on vaccination (accepted COVID-19 vaccines), with limited exceptions. The memo states: This proclamation governs[Read More]
Continuation of Temporary Protected Status and related documentation for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras and Nepal’s TPS beneficiaries
Washington, D.C. USCIS published Federal Register notice on September 10, 2021 about the Temporary Protected Status (TPS). This notice will extend the continuation of TPS for Beneficiaries of TPS designations for Nepal, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Sudan for nine months through December 31, 2022, from the current expiration date of October 4, 2021 while[Read More]
DHS Announces Continuation of International Entrepreneur Parole Program
Washington, D.C. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced today that the Department of Homeland Security is withdrawing a 2018 notice of proposed rulemaking that proposed to remove the International Entrepreneur program from DHS regulations. The International Entrepreneur (IE) parole program, first introduced in 2017, will remain a viable program for foreign entrepreneurs to create[Read More]
DOL announces additional 18 months delay in effective date of prevailing wage rule affecting H-1B and PERM Workers
Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a Federal Register notice proposing to further delay the effective date of the Final Rule, Strengthening Wage Protections (i.e. prevailing wage calculation method from the OES source) for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States, for a period of eighteen[Read More]
A federal class action suit filed on OPT delays and rejections by USCIS
International students have filed a federal class action case against USCIS on its processing delays on Optional Practical Training (OPT) and improper rejections. The case was filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on the day before yesterday. Named plaintiffs’ attorneys have set up a Google Form for those who[Read More]
USCIS will begin H-1B Electronic Registration from March 9th through 25th for the 2021 lottery and it delayed the implementation of new rule
Washington, D.C. USCIS will open H-1B electronic registration period from March 9th through March 25th, 2021 for 2021 lottery. The H-1B random selection process, if needed, will then be run on those electronic registrations and it will notify the employer or the attorney on selected entries on the first draw by March 31st. Only those with[Read More]