Public Comment Period for Proposed USCIS Fee Increase Ends
March 26, 2023
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has ended the comment period for the agency’s proposed fee increases for most services. The USCIS first...
Social Security Administration Resumes Pre-COVID-19 Timeframes for E-Verify Operations
March 24, 2023
Employees with E-Verify cases referred to the Social Security Administration (SSA) on or after July 15, 2022, will have eight federal working...
USCIS Issues Guidance On How It Analyzes Employers’ Ability to Pay Wages
March 23, 2023
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued new policy guidance concerning wages. The USCIS also discusses analyzing employers’...
DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice to Redesignate and Extend TPS and Employment Authorization for Somalia
March 23, 2023
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a Federal Registrar notice extending and predesignating Somalia...
USCIS Provides Updated Guidance for National Interest Waivers
March 23, 2023
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its policy guidance concerning National Interest Waivers last year. This update clarifies the waiver...
Employers Likely to See Increase in Fees for Many Employment-Based Visas and Petitions
March 22, 2023
U.S. employers will likely face significant fee increases when sponsoring foreign national workers via employment-based visas. This change comes...
USCIS Updates CSPA Guidance Governing Ageing Out for Children in Green Card Queues
March 22, 2023
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated its policy manual. Now, the manual includes a new method for calculating...
USCIS Provides Clarification on Professions Eligible for H-1B Visas
March 22, 2023
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has provided interested parties with further explanations about eligibility for H-1B petitions in...
Florida Governor Proposes Mandatory E-Verify for All Employers
March 21, 2023
Florida’s Governor DeSantis has announced that he will propose legislation requiring all Florida employers to use the E-Verify system. He hopes to strengthen the...
New York Based IT Staffing Firm and DOJ Reach Settlement Over INA Discrimination Claims
March 21, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it reached an agreement with a New York-based IT staffing firm. This agreement resolves...