Washington, D.C. In accordance with immigration rule, 8 CFR 214.2(f)(16), USCIS may consider reinstating a student who makes a request for reinstatement on Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, accompanied by a properly completed Form I-20 or successor form indicating the DSO’s recommendation for reinstatement. USCIS may consider granting the request if the student:[Read More]
News & Alerts
H-1B petition filing window under the first draw of the lottery is April 1st through June 30, 2025
Adhikari Law PLLC, Washington, D.C. USCIS has completed issuing notices about the H-1B lottery selections. Now the H-1B petition filing window under the first draw of the lottery is April 1st through June 30, 2025. Lottery selections process Registrants’ or their legal representative online accounts will show one of the following statuses for each registration[Read More]
F-1 Student visa Revocation and SEVIS Termination and their legal implications
Washington, D.C. There has been news of recent surge in Student’s F-1 visa revocation and subsequesnt SEVIS termination of international students in the U.S. Generally a student F-1 visa revocation does not always follow a termination of SEVIS record but the current Trump administration has gone one step further and has also cancelled the SEVIS[Read More]
Approved I-140 petitions and pending I-485 applications data indicate that EB-2 and EB-3 immmigrant visa applicants will still face a significant wait-time
Washington, D.C. Currently approved I-140 petitions and pending I-485 applications data indicate that the EB-2 and EB-3 immmigrant visa applicants will still face a significant wait-time for the priority dates to be current on visa bulletin. Below is number of I-140 Immigrant Petitions received for all countries , India and China for the Fiscal Years[Read More]
USCIS Policy Memorandum on Issuance of Notices to Appear (NTAs) in Cases Involving Inadmissible and Deportable Aliens
Washington, D.C. USCIS is updating its NTA policy to address national security, public safety, and the overall integrity of immigration system through enforcement of the immigration law against inadmissible and deportable aliens. Accordingly, USCIS will “no longer” exempt classes or categories of removable aliens from potential enforcement, which includes referring cases to ICE and issuance[Read More]
USCIS Reminds Undocumented Foreign Citizens to Register with USCIS
Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump had issued an executive order which directed the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that aliens (foreign citizens) comply with their duty to register with the government under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), and ensure that failure to comply is treated as a civil and criminal enforcement priority. Once[Read More]
USCIS will accept H-1B Electronic Registrations on March 7th, 2025 for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 and Some Useful Tips and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
ALERT: H-1B petition filing window under the first draw of the lottery is April 1st through June 30, 2025! Adhikari Law PLLC, Washington, D.C. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will start accepting H-1B electronic regisrations for the H-1B lottery (a computer generated random selection) beginning from noon Eastern on March 7th and will continue[Read More]
What enforcement actions should the Employers and Workers should expect from the Trump Administration and in light of Laken Riley Act
February 3, 2025. Washington, D.C. As our attorneys had previously issued a legal alert, the new Trump Administration has made immigration enforcement as its major priority for the administration. Days after the inauguration of the new president, the Immigration and Customs Enforcements (ICE), an agency within U.S. Department Homeland Security (DHS) and other federal law[Read More]
USCIS announces New Rule on H-1B about Specialty Occupation definition, Cap-exempt H-1B, Enterpreneur H-1B, deference to prior petition, employer-employee relationship and other changes
Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), an agency within U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has published a final rule governing H-1B with the following changes: Beneficiary owning H-1B Petitioner/Employer: DHS is codifying a petitioner’s ability to qualify as a U.S. employer even when the beneficiary possesses a controlling interest (more than[Read More]
U.S. Travel Advisory for International Students and Foreign Workers, and Safety Caution
Washington, D.C. In light of incoming Trump Administration on January 20, 205, there is some degree of uncertainty and likely abrupt changes in immigration policies or executive actions which may affect entry into the U.S. While some of these concerns are over exaggerated but from the past experience from prior Trump Administration, there is some[Read More]