Category: News & Updates

Foreign National Workers Including H-4 Spouses Look for Permanent Relief From USCIS Backlog

Written on June 3, 2022.

Foreign National Workers Including H-4 Spouses Look for Permanent Relief From USCIS Backlog Many foreign nationals are currently set to benefit from a temporary extension in employment authorization. However, some call for a more permanent solution,...

CDC Issues New Guidance For Air Travelers Entering the United States

Written on May 26, 2022.

CDC Issues New Guidance For Air Travelers Entering the United States The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued further COVID-19 guidance regarding air travelers entering the U.S. This will affect many employers of foreign...

What Employers Should Know About TPS For South Sudan and Ukraine

Written on May 24, 2022.

What Employers Should Know About TPS For South Sudan and Ukraine In light of recent announcements from the Department of Homeland Security, many foreign nationals from Ukraine and Sudan that are currently in the U.S. may possess eligibility for...

Automatic Increased Extension of Work Permits May Not Benefit All H-1B Spouses

Written on May 23, 2022.

Automatic Increased Extension of Work Permits May Not Benefit All H-1B Spouses United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a new rule which will increase the automatic extension period for Employment Authorization Documents...

USCIS Announces New Extension of Automatic Work Permit Renewals

Written on May 23, 2022.

USCIS Announces New Extension of Automatic Work Permit Renewals United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers in certain categories will be able to continue legally working for...

How Can Employers Retain Non-Selected Workers Now That H-1B Season Is Over?

Written on May 16, 2022.

How Can Employers Retain Non-Selected Workers Now That H-1B Season Is Over? The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has finished the lottery for FY2023. There were 483,927 registrations submitted by over 48,000...

Comment Period for USCIS “Public Charge” Rule Ends

Written on May 12, 2022.

Comment Period for USCIS “Public Charge” Rule Ends U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received many comments from immigration advocates and medical groups suggesting changes to its proposed “Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility”...

Additional H-2B Visas Unreleased as Busy Season Fast Approaches for Many Seasonal Businesses

Written on May 12, 2022.

Additional H-2B Visas Unreleased as Busy Season Fast Approaches for Many Seasonal Businesses Summer is growing increasingly near, and specific seasonal industries on the Eastern Shore will require a large number of foreign national workers. Many...

New Options for Companies Looking to Employ Ukrainian Nationals

Written on May 10, 2022.

New Options for Companies Looking to Employ Ukrainian Nationals The White House has recently announced a new program to allow companies, non-profit organizations, and even individuals to sponsor Ukrainian nationals for entry into the United States....