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USCIS Partially Resumes H-1b Premium Processing

February 15th, 2019
Posted By
Charles A. Tievsky
USCIS has announced that, effective February 19, 2019, it is partially resuming 15 day premium processing of all categories of H-1b petitions, but only for those filed prior to December 22, 2018. USCIS had suspended most 15 day premium processing in… Read More
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Categories: H-1b, Premium Processing

USCIS Adopts New H-1b Lottery Regulations

January 31st, 2019
Posted By
Charles A. Tievsky
USCIS has issued its final rule adopting a pre-registration requirement for the annual H-1b lottery, as well as a new lottery selection procedure so as to maximize the number of Master’s Degree petitions ultimately approved. Because of technical ch… Read More
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Categories: H-1b, Skilled Workers

October 2018 Newsletter

October 1st, 2018
Posted By
Charles A. Tievsky
Here’s our October 2018 newsletter, discussing USCIS’ new policy commencing removal proceedings after certain types of immigration benefit denials; the Automatic OPT extension cutoff on October 1; AN update on DHS’ anticipated regul… Read More
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Categories: Admissability, Employment Authorizations, H-1b, Newsletter, Students

USCIS Extends and Expands Suspension of H-1b Premium Processing; Raises Premium Fee for All Petition Types

September 4th, 2018
Posted By
Charles A. Tievsky
USCIS has announced that effective September 11, 2018, it will suspend for five months the 15 day Premium Processing option for most H-1b petitions. USCIS will continue to accept premium processing requests from cap-exempt H-1b employers (such as uni… Read More
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Categories: H-1b, Premium Processing

June 2018 Immigration Law Newsletter

June 12th, 2018
Posted By
Charles A. Tievsky
Read our June 2018 newsletter, with articles about USCIS’ new policy impacting foreign student overstays; an anticipated proposal to rescind employment authorization for spouses of H-1b employees; the FY2019 H-1b lottery; a USCIS -Justice Depar… Read More
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Categories: Uncategorized

H-2b Lottery Complete for Additional Allotment of Visas

June 12th, 2018
Posted By
Charles A. Tievsky
USCIS announced that it had exhausted the supplemental allotment of 15,000 seasonal worker visas authorized by DHS in May 2018. USCIS received sufficient employer petitions seeking the supplemental allotment within 5 days of the opening of the filing… Read More
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Categories: H-2b Seasonal Workers, President Trump

USCIS No Longer Taking EAD Service Requests at 75-Day Mark

June 12th, 2018
Posted By
Charles A. Tievsky
USCIS is no longer accepting escalations after 75 days for delayed applications for employment authorization. The 75-day policy had been in place when regulations required USCIS to adjudicate employment authorization applications within 90 days of fi… Read More
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Categories: Employment Authorizations, USCIS Processing

Receipt Notices for Form I-751 Now Extend Status for 18 Months

June 12th, 2018
Posted By
Charles A. Tievsky
USCIS has announced that it is extending to 18 months the time during which an I-751 receipt notice may be used in conjunction with an expired conditional permanent resident card to evidence continuing permanent resident status. The prior policy only… Read More
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Categories: Adjustment of Status, Green Cards, Marriage

Attorney General Ends “Administrative Closure” in Immigration Courts

June 12th, 2018
Posted By
Charles A. Tievsky
On May 17, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that immigration courts are barred from authorizing indefinite administrative closure of removal proceedings against non-citizens that Homeland Security seeks to deport. This is a stunning reb… Read More
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Categories: Uncategorized

DHS Seeks to Rescind Employment Authorization for H-4 Spouses of H-1b Workers

June 12th, 2018
Posted By
Charles A. Tievsky
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated in a May 2018 court filing that it plans to imminently publish a proposal to rescind its regulation permitting employment authorization for spouses of H-1B workers with approved permanent resident peti… Read More
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Categories: Employment Authorizations, H-1b, Skilled Workers
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