USCIS Provides Updated Statistics Regarding Employment-Based Immigrant Visas
September 28, 2022
The USCIS has published updated statistics about immigrant visa usage for the 2022 fiscal year. The reports indicate that, as of the end of July, the...
Highlights From USCIS End of FY2022 Employment Based Adjustment of Status FAQ
September 27, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic still affects applicants’ requests for adjustments of status for legal permanent residence. In addition to the pandemic,...
USCIS Issues New Guidance Regarding STEM Professionals
September 26, 2022
The United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated its guidance and initiatives concerning STEM professionals (science, technology, engineering,...
USCIS Settlement Agreement Means EB-5 Investors Can Now File for Green Cards
September 26, 2022
The USCIS reached an agreement with EB-5 Regional Centers to settle two lawsuits. The Regional Centers filed these suits with claims that the USCIS...
Investors Make Agreement with USCIS to End Suit Over EB-5 Reforms
September 26, 2022
A proposed settlement filed in California Federal Court shows that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reached an agreement with a...
USCIS Unlikely to Perform Second H-1B Lottery for FY2023
Recent United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) actions indicate that the agency will not hold a second lottery. Instead, the agency has begun sending out electronic notices...
Group of Ukrainians Sue USCIS For Denying Them Immediate Access to Employment Authorization
A group of Ukrainians who moved to the United States in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has filed a complaint against U.S. Citizenship and...
USCIS Backlogs Affect Processing of Work Permits for Asylum Seekers
Asylum-seekers who have recently filed work permit applications have been finding their applications delayed. This delay is due to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...
USCIS Urges Applicants for Employment-Based Green Cards to Complete Their Required Medical Exams Before the End of the Fiscal Year
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) encourages employment-based adjustment (green card) applicants...
USCIS Updates Guidance for O-1 Visa Petitions Related to STEM Fields
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its policy guidance concerning O-1A non-immigrants with extraordinary abilities in the science, technology,...