Diversity Green Card Lottery (DV-2021)
On August 20, 2019, the State Department reduced the validity period of E visas for French nationals significantly.—Mary-Benham B. Nygren
TPS Syria re-registration period now open
Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under Syria’s designation must re-register between September 23, 2019 and November 22, 2019.—Jason Gerrol
USCIS proposes H-1B lottery registration fee
As a follow-up to a January 2019 rule that introduced two significant changes to the H-1B lottery process, USCIS has now proposed a fee in connection with the pre-registration process introduced in that rule.—Jason Gerrol
Social media and electronic device searches at U.S. border
U.S. citizens and foreign nationals should be aware of the social media and electronic device searches that U.S. Customs may make at the U.S. border.—Rachel S. Winkler
E visa validity period for French nationals: Did the U.S. Department of State have a change of heart?
The Department of State has reversed the policy announced on August 20, 2019 and will be issuing E visas to French nationals valid for 60 months again.—Courtney H. New
Celebrating Citizenship Day: USCIS will revise naturalization test
USCIS is updating the U.S. history civics portion of the naturalization test to include more recent U.S. history information.—Rachel S. Winkler
Former acting ICE Director and team join Nixon Peabody
Nixon Peabody is pleased to announce that John Sandweg, former acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and former acting General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has joined the firm together with his legal team.—Courtney H. New
Employers should continue using current Form I-9
Until further notice, employers should continue using the current Form I-9, even after the form’s expiration date of August 31, 2019 has passed.—Jason Gerrol