Month: November 2020

What is H1B Season? What is H1B Season?  That time of year we must prepare H1B visa petitions to meet the April 1, filing deadline.  There is a 65,000 visa limit to the number of regular H-1B visas and 20,000...

U.S. Consulates Increase Denials of Blanket L-1 Visas Petitions We are receiving reports from other U.S. immigration attorneys of frequent refusals of Blanket L-1 visas petition by U.S. Consulates. These denial have been reported for several reasons as broad as...

USCIS Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises (VIBE) Activated for Employment Based Petitions; H1B, E, L, R, TN, & I-140 s etc. VIBE is an e-tool to enhance USCIS’ adjudications of employment-based immigration petitions. VIBE uses the Dun & Bradstreet (D&B)...

USCIS Revises Interview Waiver Guidance for Form I-751 USCIS has issued a policy memorandum (PDF, 115 KB) (PM) providing guidance to USCIS officers on when to consider waiving the interview requirement for Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence....

USCIS Notice for Re-registration of Honduras for TPS and EAD The designation of Honduras for TPS is terminated effective January 5, 2020 at 11:59 p.m., local time. The 60-day re-registration period runs from June 5, 2018 through August 6, 2018....

USCIS Not Accepting Service Requests for Filings Pending 75-Days Immigration attorneys report that the USCIS Contact Center is no longer allowing individuals to place service requests for Forms I-765 Application for Employment Authorization until and unless the application is outside...

USCIS Memo Time in H4 and L2 Status No Longer Counts Towards H1 or L1 Time NEWS FLASH: H and L Important New Benefits USCIS Memo Time in H4 and L2 Status No Longer Counts Towards H1 or L1 Time...

USCIS Issues Guidance on Adjustments by Individuals Whose Conditional Permanent Residence Has Been Terminated Issued Guidance on Adjustment of Status by Aliens Whose Conditional Permanent Residence Has Been Terminated The policy guidance ) explains how USCIS applies Matter of Stockwell,...

USCIS is issuing erroneous denials of COS and AOS applications where the foreign-national has purchased, but not used, an airline ticket to depart the U.S. USCIS is issuing erroneous denials of COS and AOS applications where the foreign-national has purchased,...

USCIS H1B Employer Data Hub USCIS has launched an H-1B Employer Data Hub to provide information to the public on employers petitioning for H-1B workers. The data hub is part of a USCIS continued effort to increase transparency in employment-based...