Category: News & Updates

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....

USCIS EAD Automatic Extension Rule Passes Office of Management and Budget

Written on May 10, 2022.

USCIS EAD Automatic Extension Rule Passes Office of Management and Budget The Office of Management and Budget(OMB) has approved a final regulation from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which would increase the period of automatic...

Regional Center Files Lawsuit Against USCIS Over Recent Guidance On the Restart of the EB-5 Program

Written on May 9, 2022.

Regional Center Files Lawsuit Against USCIS Over Recent Guidance On the Restart of the EB-5 Program An EB-5 regional center based in California is filing a lawsuit against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) over recent guidance it...

ICE Announces Further Extension of Form I-9 Remote Flexibility

Written on May 6, 2022.

ICE Announces Further Extension of Form I-9 Remote Flexibility Within months of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the DHS introduced a policy allowing employers to perform remote inspections in order to verify new employees’ documentation...

USCIS Introduces Online Filing for DACA Renewals and Employment Authorization

Written on May 5, 2022.

USCIS Introduces Online Filing for DACA Renewals and Employment Authorization U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that prior recipients of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program are capable...

H-1B Registrations Rose By 57% Over Previous Fiscal Period

Written on May 5, 2022.

H-1B Registrations Rose By 57% Over Previous Fiscal Period Employers submitted 483,927 H-1B cap registrations to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for this fiscal period. This number is an increase of 57% over the number of registrations...

Uniting for Ukraine Program Introduces Sponsorship Opportunities for Organizations and Individuals

Written on May 4, 2022.

Uniting for Ukraine Program Introduces Sponsorship Opportunities for Organizations and Individuals As of April 25, 2022, Ukrainians who wish to enter the United States and have non-governmental agencies or family members sponsoring them will be...

New Updates to Work Authorization for L-2 Spouses

Written on May 4, 2022.

New Updates to Work Authorization for L-2 Spouses With the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) backlog for migration benefits has only continued to grow higher, reaching record highs. This has caused the processing...