It’s time again for the Department of State’s annual green card lottery which issues 50,000 green cards to persons from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the U.S. This year’s registration it is …
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Read MoreF-1 students with cap-gap work authorization who have an H-1B petition that remains pending on Oct. 1, 2018 are no longer authorized to work as of October 1, 2018 as the “cap-gap” work authorization is …
Read MoreThe Department of State has just released the October 2018 Visa Bulletin which determines visa availability. Here is a brief summary: There is still a worldwide EB-1 backlog for the employment-based, first-preference (“EB-1”) category, and a Final Action …
Read MoreWhat Is It? On July 13, 2018, USCIS issued new guidance regarding adjudicator discretion to deny a request for an immigration benefit without first issuing a Request for Evidence (RFE) or a Notice of Intent to Deny …
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Read MoreDHS published a final rule in today’s Federal Register increasing the premium processing filing fee by 14.92 percent, changing it from $1,225 to $1,410. The rule is effective October 1, 2018, and applications postmarked on …
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Read MoreEffective August 9, 2018, USCIS made fundamental changes to its policy inasmuch that students’ or exchange visitors’ status violations will automatically make them unlawfully present and subject to the 3- or 10-year reentry bars. Under …
Read MoreA federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must fully restore the DACA program but delayed the order until August 23, 2018, to allow the government to respond and appeal. In the decision, the court …
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