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USCIS Extends Certain COVID-19 Flexibilities

Written on February 1, 2023.

USCIS Extends Certain COVID-19 Flexibilities February 01, 2023 The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that some COVID-19 flexibilities will receive extensions through March 23, 2023. By extending these flexibilities,...

USCIS Reaches Settlement Benefitting L-2 and H-4 Spouses

Written on January 30, 2023.

USCIS Reaches Settlement Benefitting L-2 and H-4 Spouses January 30, 2023 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached a settlement that will mean significant changes in how the agency adjudicates Employment Authorization Documents...

USCIS Implements Final Phase of Premium Processing for EB-1 and EB-2 Form I-140 Petitions

Written on January 18, 2023.

USCIS Implements Final Phase of Premium Processing for EB-1 and EB-2 Form I-140 Petitions January 18, 2023 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will implement the final phase of its premium processing expansion...

USCIS Expected To Issue Fewer Employment-Based Green Cards in 2023

Written on January 17, 2023.

USCIS Expected To Issue Fewer Employment-Based Green Cards in 2023 January 17, 2023 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a record number of employment-based permanent resident cards (green cards) over the previous two fiscal...

Proposed USCIS Fee Increases Could Have an Adverse Effect on Employers

Written on January 17, 2023.

Proposed USCIS Fee Increases Could Have an Adverse Effect on Employers January 17, 2023 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. This proposal would significantly increase fees for most...

USCIS Adjudicators Are Taking Longer To Review Applications

Written on January 16, 2023.

USCIS Adjudicators Are Taking Longer To Review Applications January 16, 2023 Many U.S. employers and foreign national employees have seen growing wait times for their applications through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). In...

USCIS Announces Expired Green Card and Receipt Notice May Be Used To Complete Form I-9

Written on December 19, 2022.

USCIS Announces Expired Green Card and Receipt Notice May Be Used To Complete Form I-9 December 19, 2022 The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced a means that employers can now accept as proof of identity...

USCIS Extends Policy for Automatic Extension of Green Cards For Naturalization Applicants

Written on December 16, 2022.

USCIS Extends Policy for Automatic Extension of Green Cards For Naturalization Applicants December 16, 2022 Effective December 12, 2022, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its policy manual. This update allows the agency...

USCIS Tells Employers To Continue Using Current Form I-9 Past Expiration Date

Written on December 15, 2022.

USCIS Tells Employers To Continue Using Current Form I-9 Past Expiration Date December 15, 2022 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that employers should continue using the current Employment Eligibility Verification...

USCIS Announces That Certain Ukrainian and Afghan Nationals Are Work Authorized Incident to Parole

Written on November 30, 2022.

USCIS Announces That Certain Ukrainian and Afghan Nationals Are Work Authorized Incident to Parole November 30, 2022 The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that Afghan and Ukrainian nationals with certain classes...

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