On Wednesday, June 23rd, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced they will allow resubmit of fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap-subject petitions that were rejected or administratively closed because of a requested start date after Oct. 1, 2020. *If your FY 2021 petition was rejected or administratively closed solely…
USCIS announced on Thursday, June 24th, that they were extending the flexibilities that they originally announced on March 30, 2020. These flexibilities are for responding to certain requests from the USCIS, some are listed below: Requests for Evidence; Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14); Notices of Intent to Deny; Notices of…
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently overturned the decision of a Certifying Officer (CO) to deny labor certification for the position of “Software Engineer.” After obtaining & examining an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO issued an Audit notification ordering the Employer to submit its…
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USCIS has launched a web-based “H-2B Employer Data Hub”! This web page allows you to select different H-2B Visa data points, such as cap fiscal year (back to FY 2015), and many others to search areas related to H-2B. They stated that the data hub is part of their efforts…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the July 2021 Visa Bulletin Update: USCIS Adjustment of Status Filing Dates for July 2021 (AILA Doc. No. 21062230) The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers…
Last Wednesday, June 16, 2021, Acting Director for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Tracy Renaud released a statement on the celebration of June as Immigrant Heritage Month! This Heritage Month honors contributions made by immigrants in communities across the United States. This is that last paragraph of her official…
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 Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the July 2021 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)…
On Monday, June 14th, the USCIS Vermont Service Center changed their receiving addresses because of a location change. The address changes are listed on New Alert below, this will affect Premium Processing Mail, H-1B Cap Mail and all other mail addresses to this service center location! Please view this USCIS…