Sponsoring employers may submit registrations for the FY 2026 H-1B cap between noon ET on March 7, 2025, and noon ET on March 24, 2025, USCIS has announced. For the second consecutive year, USCIS will use a beneficiary-centric registration selection system, meaning a random computerized lottery will select the unique beneficiaries, rather than the individual employer registrations, for which an...
A federal judge in Maryland has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman heard arguments Wednesday over a request by five pregnant undocumented women to block Trump's Day-1 executive order seeking to redefine the meaning of the 14th Amendment to exclude the children of...
After reviewing country conditions and consulting with the appropriate U.S. government agencies, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has determined that conditions in Venezuela no longer support the 2023 designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). TPS and related benefits associated with the 2023 designation will no longer be in effect starting 60 days after publication...
President Donald J. Trump signed an array of immigration-related executive orders (EOs) President Trump signed numerous immigration-related EOs shortly after his inauguration. These orders focus on U.S.-Mexico border enforcement, security screening of foreign nationals, limiting birthright citizenship, and suspending asylum and humanitarian programs. Rescission of Biden Administration executive...
View as Printer Friendly PDF A. STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during February for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center. Unless otherwise indicated on the U.S....
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during January for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center. Unless otherwise indicated on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during December for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center. Unless otherwise indicated on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will announced on Jan 22, 2020 that nationals of Iran and their dependents are no longer eligible to change to or extend their stay in E-1 or E-2 nonimmigrant status. See: https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-01110.pdf The attorneys at VisaWolf are helping clients obtain...
Criminals prey on the weak and vulnerable. Undocumented women and children in the United States often feel trapped between violence and crimes against them, and the Government who may want to deport them if discovered. Dialing 9-1-1 is not the first thing an undocumented immigrant thinks of when witnessing or being victimized by a crime. In 2000, the US Congress passed the Victims of...
Are you looking for a great way to reward your employees while they travel abroad, without breaking the bank? A first-class upgrade is nice, but consider a perk that will help your traveler have a better, safer, more productive trip. That is a win-win for everyone. International travel is a necessity in today's global economy. Meeting suppliers, arranging manufacturing, sitting down with...