Immigration
10.08.20
03.25.20
USCIS suspends Premium Processing service for all I-129 and...
USCIS’ suspension of Premium Processing of certain immigration petitions will most significantly impact H-1B workers changing employers.
Category Immigration
01.31.20
What is the current version of Form I-9?
On January 31, 2020, the USCIS announced that employers needed to begin using a revised Form I-9.
Category Immigration
01.23.20
Iranian nationals no longer eligible for E-1 and E-2 visa status
As a result of the termination of a 1955 treaty between Iran and the U.S., nationals of Iran are no longer eligible for E-1 or E-2 status.
Category Immigration
01.13.20
DHS extending Temporary Protected Status for Yemen nationals
The Department of Homeland Security has extended Temporary Protected Status for Yemeni nationals for 18 months.
Category Immigration
11.08.19
DHS extends TPS documents for six countries
To ensure compliance with various court orders, DHS has announced it will extend the validity of TPS-related documents for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan through January 4, 2021.
Category Immigration
11.07.19
Trump’s immigrant health insurance proclamation blocked by...
On October 30, 2019, a federal court temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to deny immigrant visas on health insurance grounds.
Category Immigration
10.30.19
Bilateral deal between El Salvador and U.S. will extend...
On October 28, 2019, DHS announced a bilateral deal between El Salvador and the U.S. that will extend El Salvador’s TPS designation, but may also represent the Trump administration’s final push to end TPS for El Salvador.
Category Immigration
09.23.19
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.
Category Immigration