USCIS Issues Changes to DACA Program
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provided details last month on how it will resume the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in…
010: Top COVID-19 Immigration Changes
In the face of COVID-19 coronavirus that the entire world is facing today, there has been a lot of upheavals and things are changing quite fast – including immigration. Today,…
007: Immigration Best Practices – Part II
Are you aware of the different visa processing times? How about the dos and don’ts in signing the different forms and filing them? In the previous episode, I’ve talked about…
What’s Been Going on with Immigration by the Numbers
We have new immigration data showing what has been going over the last couple of years through the most recent government fiscal year of 2019. Although denial rates for H-1B,…
An Overview of the H-1B Visa Process
The H-1B visa is specifically for foreign workers in specialty occupations such as software engineers, lawyers, accountants, UX designers. It’s for people who have a bachelor’s degree in a job-related…
Register Now! Free Webinar on New H-1B Digital Lottery Starting April 2020
Next April’s H-1B season will be different: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed it is rolling out a new digital system for employers to register H-1B beneficiaries in April 2020.…
H-4 EAD Program Gets Temporary Reprieve of at Least Six Months
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will continue issuing work permits to eligible H-4 visa holders at least through next spring, according to the Department of Homeland Security. DHS indicated…
Policy Change on Residence Ends Citizenship for Some Children
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will change its policy on residence in some cases, which will end automatic U.S. citizenship for some children. The move marks the Trump administration’s continued…
Employers Face New USCIS Fee to Register Each H-1B Lottery Candidate
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, has proposed charging a $10 fee to employers to register each H-1B lottery candidate, starting with next year’s…
New Details Emerge on H-1B Lottery Changes
We’re very excited to better understand how U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is shaping the H-1B lottery for the future, starting next year. It published two different proposals for…