USCIS to Begin Implementing Premium Processing for Certain Categories of Form I-140
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on May 24, 2022 that starting on June 1, 2022, its premium processing will go into effect for certain categories...
USCIS Provides Clarification Concerning Re-Designation of EB-5 Regional Centers
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently held a listening session to inform stakeholders about the implementation of the EB-5 Reform...
Best Practices Under USCIS’s 540 Day Automatic Extension Rule
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that the automatic extension period would be lengthened for some...
How the USCIS Temporary Final Rule for Automatic Extensions Affects Employers
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) that lengthens the automatic extension period for up to 540 days...
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,...
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...
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”...
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
An EB-5 regional center based in California is filing a lawsuit against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) over recent guidance it...
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...