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Public Charge Rule goes into effect

Last year, the Department of Homeland Security wanted to add another ground of inadmissibility for green card applicants. The infamous Public Charge rule. The rule was to take effect on October 15, 2019. However, before …

Expansion of travel ban

Today, the Trump administration announced the expansion of its travel ban to include nationals from Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania. The original ban, issued in January 2017 by way of Executive Order, …

USCIS announces the end of E-1 and E-2 visa eligibility for Iranians

USCIS today announced that due to the termination of the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights with Iran, Iranian nationals are no longer eligible for E-1 treaty trader and E-2 treaty investor …

What We Know About USCIS’ New H-1B Cap Registration System

Please find here an interesting article on ImmigrationImpact.

New Immigration Fees To Hit Businesses Hard

Please find here an interesting article on Forbes.

Documentary Film Groups File Lawsuit Challenging DOS Requirement That Visa Applicants Provide Social Media Indentifiers

Earlier this month, two documentary film organizations filed a lawsuit challenging DOS rules requiring nearly all individuals who apply for U.S. visas from abroad to register their social media identifiers with the U.S. government. The …

USCIS announces implementation of H-1B Electronic Registration Process for FY 2021

USCIS announced that it has completed a pilot testing phase and is implementing the registration process in the next H‑1B lottery. Per the announcement, employers seeking to file H‑1B cap-subject petitions for the FY2021 cap, including …

Oppose dramatic fee increases by USCIS

On November 14, USCIS proposed a regulation that, if implemented, would require applicants and petitioners to pay increased fees for decreased services. In recent years, USCIS case processing has slowed dramatically, due in significant part to the …

Poland Enters the US Visa Waiver Program

Poland officially began its participation in the U.S. Visa Waive (VWP) on November 11, 2019. Now, Polish nationals can spend up to 90 days in the United States without first obtaining a visa. Overall, Poland’s entry …

Civil Rights Coalition Halts Implementation of Presidential Proclamation Requiring Health Insurance

On Saturday, the implementation of the administration’s attempt to ban immigrants based on their ability to obtain health insurance upon arrival to the U.S. was successfully halted in court. Stay tuned for more developments.