On June 1st, President Biden signed a Presidential Proclamation, “A Proclamation on National Immigrant Heritage Month, 2021”, declaring the month of June 2021 as National Immigrant Heritage Month. The first statement of the proclamation states, “America is, always has been, and always will be a Nation of immigrants.” The President…
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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…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the June 2021 Visa Bulletin Update: USCIS Adjustment of Status Filing Dates for June 2021 (AILA Doc. No. 21052036) The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the availability of immigrant…
The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) have issued a Joint Rule supplementing H-2B Visa Cap by 22,000. This will affect H-2B temporary nonagricultural guest worker visas for fiscal year (FY) 2021! They are trying to help employers who are likely to suffer…
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 June 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)…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will issue a final rule on Wednesday, May 19th, that will remove the interim final rule (IFR) issued on October 8, 2020, Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program which was put in place by the Trump Administration. On December 1, 2020, the U.S.…
On Friday, May 14th, President Biden with six Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients to discuss the future of DACA and the protections that it offers. There are two DACA bills before Congress currently. President Biden told them that immigration reform remains a legislative priority. ABC News –…
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) overturned the decision of a Certifying Officer (CO) to deny Labor Certification. After obtaining & examining an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO issued an Audit notification ordering the Employer to submit a copy of the Prevailing Wage Determination (PWD)…