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Update to Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence 12/21/2017 12:00 AM EST New edition dated 12/05/17. Starting 02/19/2018, we will only accept the 12/05/17 edition. Until then, you can use the 12/23/16 edition.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reached the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the first half of fiscal year 2018. Dec. 15, 2017, was the final receipt date for new H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start date before April 1, 2018. USCIS will reject new cap-subject H-2B petitions received after Dec. 15 that request an employment start date before

USCIS invites stakeholders to a teleconference scheduled for tomorrow, December 20, 2017, about the six-month extension of Honduras’ Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, during which USCIS officials will provide an overview of TPS re-registration and EAD application procedures. Immediately following, there will be a stakeholder teleconference on Nicaragua’s TPS designation, which will terminate on January 5, 2019. For more details,

TPS Nicaragua Ending in January 2019 WASHINGTON– Current beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under Nicaragua’s designation who want to maintain that status through the program’s termination date of Jan. 5, 2019, must re-register between Dec. 15, 2017 and Feb. 13, 2018. Re-registration procedures, including how to renew employment authorization documentation, have been published in the Federal Register and on

WASHINGTON– Current beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under Honduras’ designation who want to maintain that status through the current expiration date of July 5, 2018, must re-register between Dec. 15, 2017 and Feb. 13, 2018. Re-registration procedures, including how to renew employment authorization documentation, have been published in the Federal Register and on www.uscis.gov/tps. All applicants must submit Form

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin.html DOS posted the Visa Bulletin for January 2018. Bulletin also includes information on the diversity visa cut-offs, the Special Immigrant translator visa availability, and the scheduled expiration of two employment visa categories. AILA Doc. No. 17121566

Have you been using E-Verify more than 10 years? If yes, please download the new Historic Records Reports by February 28, 2018. USCIS must dispose of E-Verify records that are over ten years old – those dated on or before December 31, 2007. E-Verify encourages you to record the E-Verify case verification number on the relating Form I-9, Employment Eligibility

https://travel.state.gov/ DOS provided updated guidance due to the 12/4/17 Supreme Court orders that granted the government’s motions for emergency stays of preliminary injunctions. Per the orders, restrictions will be implemented fully, in accordance with the Presidential Proclamation, around the world, beginning 12/8/17. The DOS Updated Guidance provides summary information and Frequently Asked Questions Answered. The White House Executive Order

U.S. Department Of State Website Has New Links to DOS Webpages U.S. Visa website: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas.html Visa Bulletin: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin.html Visa Appointment & Processing Wait Times: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/wait-times.html Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country.html Exchange Visitor Skills List – 2009: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/study/exchange/waiver-of-the-exchange-visitor/exchange-visitor-skills-list.html DS-160 FAQs: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/forms/ds-160-online-nonimmigrant-visa-application/ds-160-faqs.html Visa Issuing Posts: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/fees/visa-issuing-posts.html

USCIS AC21 Policy Memo Implements the AAO’s adopted decision in Matter of V-S-G- Inc. This decision clarifies that beneficiaries of valid employment-based immigrant visa petitions who have properly ported under AC21 are “affected parties” under DHS regulations for purposes of revocation proceedings of their visa petitions and as such, beginning November 11, 2017, when USCIS sends a NOIR or NOR