USCIS Notice: If you become ill for any reason, regardless of whether you were exposed to COVID-19, you should not come to appointments at any USCIS office. Please follow the instructions on your appointment notice to reschedule your appointment or interview, if you: Have traveled internationally to any country outside…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the April 2020 Visa Bulletin The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during the reported month for: “Application Final Action Dates” (consistent with prior Visa Bulletins) and…
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The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state. With national immigration policy being discussed, we…
116th Congress (January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021) Hearings on Immigration House Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Committee: House Committee on Appropriations Title: United States Office of Management and Budget Budget Request for FY2021 Time: 10:00 am Place: 2008 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. Video of Hearing Note: Check…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding a national teleconference on Friday, March 13, 2020 between 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (Eastern). This event will include a discussion of USCIS’ modernizing efforts on the Immigrant Investor Program, also known as the EB-5 program. They will include…
We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer…
The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state. With national immigration policy being discussed, we…
H-1B Registration opens March 1st at noon (Eastern)! U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has started accepting H-1B cap registration for fiscal year (FY) 2021 on March 1st at noon (Eastern). They will continue accepting registration for this cap season until March 20th at noon (Eastern). USCIS will assign a…
USCIS announced that it has received a sufficient number of H-2B petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap (33,000) for the second half of FY 2020. February 18, 2020 is now the “final receipt date” for cap-subject H-2B worker requesting employment start dates before October 1, 2019. The “final receipt…