What You Need to Know about the Most Recent Restrictions on Reentry to the U.S. and Quarantine Procedures By: Immigration Attorneys Grant W. Godfrey, Donald W. Parker and John Gallini On December 31, 2019 an outbreak of a novel coronavirus…
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2021 H-1B Cap Lottery Process – Update
USCIS Provides Important Details on the Process for the Upcoming Electronic H-1B Registration Process By Grant W. Godfrey and Donald W. Parker In January 2020, we wrote a post discussing the new H-1B lottery process this year, which will require…
2021 H-1B Cap Lottery Process: Changes Ahead
USCIS Announces Upcoming H-1B Lottery Will Be Done Under the New Electronic Registration System — But Much Remains Unclear By Donald W. Parker, Immigration Lawyer Background on The New Law On January 31, 2019, the US Department of Homeland Security…
Immigration Services: USCIS Proposes Fee Increases and Processing Changes
By Victoria Morte, Immigration Attorney The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a proposal to increase US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) filing fees by a weighted average of 21% across all nonimmigrant and immigrant classifications and to extend…
Public Charge Rule: Trump’s Proposed Changes Put on Hold by Courts
By Grant W. Godfrey, Immigration Attorney On October 11, 2019, judges in three separate cases before the following courts — U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of New York, Northern District of California, and Eastern District of Washington —…
H-4 EADs: DHS Moves One Step Closer in Its Plan to Rescind H-4 Dependent Spouses from Eligibility for Employment Authorization
By Victoria Morte, Immigration Attorney The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has submitted a proposed rule for review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to rescind H-4 dependent spouses from eligibility for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD). The…
USCIS Has Opened Premium Processing to All H-1B Petitions Filed on or before December 21, 2018
By Grant Godfrey and John Gallini Effective today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is accepting upgrades to premium processing service for all H-1B petitions filed on or before December 21, 2018. The suspension of premium processing for H-1B…
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