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...
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Immigration News: USCIS Conducts 3rd Round of H-1B Lottery Selection for FY 2022 Cap Registrations
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...
Immigration News: Changes to Work Permits for E, H-4, and L-2 Visa Spouses
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...
Immigration News: COVID-19 Vaccination Required for All Green Card Applicants Starting 10/1/2021
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...
Immigration News: End of 2019 Public Charge Rule of Inadmissibility
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...
Immigration News: Immigration Executive Actions under the Biden Administration after the Confirmation Alejandro Mayorkas as DHS Secretary
On February 2, 2021, Alejandro Mayorkas was confirmed by the US Senate and sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”). Secretary Mayorkas previously served as Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...
Immigration News: H-1B Selection Rule Delayed
DHS has delayed the effective date of the rule that modifies the H-1B selection process to prioritize wages to Dec. 31, 2021. Therefore, the H-1B selection process remains the same as last year. Read more here: ...
Adjustment of Status (AOS) / DS-260 (CP) Processing Times
Here at David Hirson & Partners, LLP (DHP), we share our clients’ frustrations with green card, employment authorization, and travel authorization delays at both USCIS and National Visa Center (NVC)/embassies around the world. Below, we hope to shed some...
Immigration News: 2 New Rules for H-1B Visas
This is an update to our earlier post from October 6, 2020: Immigration News: H-1B Visa Overhaul On Thursday, October 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published an interim final rule that is effective immediately: Strengthening Wage Protections for the...
Immigration News: Federal Judge’s Order Preserves 9,095 Visas for 2020 Diversity Visa Lottery Winners
On September 30, 2020, Judge Amit P. Mehta of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the U.S. Department of State to preserve 9,095 visas for 2020 Diversity Visa (DV) lottery winners that have been unable to complete their applications...