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While we are temporarily required to file H1B Extensions of Stay (EOS) Petitions for an H-1B worker to continue the same employment with the same employer at Nebraska Service Center to balance (NSC) USCIS workload. Now, temporarily, USCIS is transferring H-1B EOS I-129 petitions and accompanying H4 I-539 EOS and I-765 EAD from the NSC to the California Service Center

H Employers may expect increased scrutiny and site visits as the Secretary of Labor Directs Agencies to Aggressively Confront Visa Program Fraud and Abuse The Secretary of Labor affirms the focus of DOL to “enforce vigorously all laws within its jurisdiction governing the administration and enforcement of nonimmigrant visa programs.” The notice outlines steps that DOL will take to investigate

USCIS to update H-1B guidance to the USCIS Policy Manual in response to Senate request for action on H1B Program. https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Grassley%20Signed%20Response%205.24.17.pdf USCIS Acting Director James McCament responded to a letter from Senator Charles Grassley with concerns on the H-1B program. The letter states, “USCIS continues to review all policies related to the H-1B program and is planning to publish an

USCIS publishes Regional Center termination notices online and updates the page with additional termination notices as they become available. A regional center that USCIS has terminated from the EB-5 visa program may not solicit, generate, or promote investors or investments in connection with the Immigrant Investor Program. Visit the USCIS website for the most recent list of termination notices. About

CBP I-94 Website Feature Notifies Travelers of Departure Date https://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/05/31/cbp-reminds-travelers-departure-date-new-i-94-website-feature WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection I-94 website reminds travelers of their last possible departure date from the United States according to the terms of their admission by email. Visa Waiver Program travelers may check how much longer they can remain in the United States without overstaying the terms

Applicable to H1B or EB green cards. USCIS Policy Memo Matter of A-T-, Inc states the degree earned date rules https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/nativedocuments/2017-4-17_PM-602-0144_Matter_of_O-A-Inc-_AAO_Adopted_Decision_2017-03.pdf (1) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) must conduct a case-specific analysis to determine whether, at the time a provisional certificate is issued, a beneficiary has completed all substantive requirements to earn the degree and the university or college

http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2017/05/30/17-16014.pdf Judge Criticizes Trump Administration in Removal Case The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Reinhardt labeled the Trump administration’s push to deport a father back to Mexico “inhumane” and “contrary to the values of this nation.” The petitioner, brought to the U.S. as a child, had lived in the United States for 28 years and was obtaining

The I-140 Final Rule regulatory amendments provide for the automatic extension of the validity periods of certain Employment Authorization Documents (Form I-766) for up to 180 days if the employee: – Timely filed to renew Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD); – Is applying to renew such EAD in the same category as the previous EAD (A12 and C19 are

The latest edition I-829, Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status is dated 04/21/17. Starting 07/24/2017, USCIS will only accept the 04/21/17 edition. Until then, you may use the older 05/07/15 edition. of $1 million (or $500,000 in a hi USCIS administers the EB-5 Program. Under this program, entrepreneurs (and their spouses and unmarried children under 21)

Third Country National May Use Premium Processing to Retrieve a Passport With Visa in Canada U.S. consular posts in Canada have advised that a visa applicant may request premium processing and pay a $20 fee for delivery and have the passport delivered to the applicant within Canada with a newly issued visa wherever instructed (e.g., to a hotel, family member’s