Category: Immigration

We have received reports of H1B Level 1 Wage Petition Approvals being revoked. Further, we have received reports of H1B Level 1 Wage Visa Applications being denied, returned to USCIS for revocation, and administrative processing. Please consider your travel plans carefully. We at Litwin & Smith represent employers in most of the various industries represented around the Bay Area with

Trump Thumping of H1B Filings Expected to Continue USCIS data indicates 2018 H-1B Cap denials were up! The FY 2019 H-1B cap-subject quota season will open on April 1, 2018, with filings between April 2 -6, 2018. It’s in the news. Changes to H1B adjudications under President Trump Thumping including: “Buy American and Hire American” Executive Order and the 2017

Jan. 13, 2018, Update: Due to a federal court order, USCIS has resumed accepting requests to renew a grant of deferred action under DACA. Until further notice, and unless otherwise provided in this guidance, the DACA policy will be operated on the terms in place before it was rescinded on Sept. 5, 2017. If you previously received DACA and your

We’re resending this message to correct the link to the London Field Office on our website. The USCIS London Field Office in the United Kingdom is moving to the new U.S. Embassy facility in the Nine Elms area of London. The last day that USCIS will provide services at our Grosvenor Square facility will be January 10. Anyone who has

DHS Terminates TPS for El Salvador https://www.dhs.gov/news/2018/01/08/secretary-homeland-security-kirstjen-m-nielsen-announcement-temporary-protected DHS announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, with a delayed termination date of 9/9/19. Further details about this termination for TPS, including the re-registration period, will appear in a Federal Register notice. Should you need further assistance on TPS with green card application, please don’t hesitate to contact

https://www.uscis.gov/daca2017/guidance-rejected-daca2017 USCIS updated their Guidance on Rejected DACA Requests on 27 December 2017. USCIS confirmed with Litwin & Smith that letters have been sent for all cases impacted by USCIS pick-up errors, though USCIS has not confirmed the same for applications affected by USPS delays. Should you need assistance with problematic or improper rejections of Form I-821D DACA renewal applications,

USCIS is no longer considering a consular certificate documenting an individual’s birth outside of Cuba to a Cuban parent as sufficient evidence of Cuban citizenship. This policy memorandum aligns with Cuban law and applies to individuals born outside of Cuba applying for lawful permanent resident status in the United States under the Cuban Adjustment Act (CAA). The updated policy memorandum

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