USCIS has issued a Policy Alert and updated the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify how USCIS determines whether an O-1B Applicant is evaluated as a person of extraordinary ability in the arts (O-1B Arts) or as a person of extraordinary achievement in the motion...
On November 19, 2021, USCIS announced that it had just completed a third round of H-1B visa lottery selection for Fiscal Year 2022 H-1B Cap Registrants. This is the first time since the new online H-1B registration system started that a third round of selection...
On November 15, 2021, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released its December 2021 visa bulletin. While visas continue to be unavailable (or “U”) for regional center-based EB-5 investors, visas associated with the Direct EB-5 Program are available or “current”...
As a result of settling the Shergill et al, v. Mayorkas case against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), there are critical updates to the process of obtaining work permits for E, H-4, and L-2 spouses. With these changes effective immediately, E-1...
On August 5, 2021, President Biden issued a Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) memorandum directing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to defer for 18 months the removal of certain Hong Kong residents who are present in the United States and have...
Effective November 8, 2021, all travelers to the United States by air must attest to their COVID-19 vaccination status and undergo testing. All foreign nationals who are not immigrating to the US must be fully vaccinated. This includes all non-immigrant visa holders....
On September 28, 2021, the US government designated Croatia as a new participant in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). This development will allow Croatian citizens to be eligible to use the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) program, starting no...
On September 14, 2021, USCIS publicly announced the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all green card applicants: Starting on October 1, 2021, all applicants who apply for a green card will need to be fully-vaccinated for COVID-19 in order to successfully complete...
The cloud that surrounds the future of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program – also known as the EB-5 visa – is creating concerns among investors as the program is expected to end this month, unless it is reauthorized. EB-5 visas have played a pivotal role in investors...
This post is an update to our earlier posts on the Public Charge Rule. Our last post on the Public Charge Rule, before the post below, can be read here.) March 9, 2021 marked the official end of the 2019 Public Charge Rule of Inadmissibility when a US court order...
