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USCIS just issued final rules with many fixes in the skilled worker visa categories. Big stuff. The rules will take effect on January 17, 2017, before the Trump Adminiistration comes into office. Here is a copy of the text of the USCIS Final Order, i… Read More

On October 30, 2013, federal officials announced a record civil settlement agreement requiring Infosys Corporation, an Indian software firm, to pay a $35 million civil settlement over allegations that the company fraudulently used B-1 visitor visas t… Read More

USCIS recently confirmed that it does not require employers to file an amended H-1b petition for an employee when the job site relocates to a new address within the same Metropolitan Statistical Area (“MSA”). In response to a question posed by th… Read More

On October 21, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) released an interim policy memorandum, clarifying that the 17-month extension of post-completion Optional Practical Training (“OPT”) for F-1 students enrolled in Science,… Read More

In light of continued lengthy adjudications in connection with some adjustment of status and temporary residence applications, USCIS has further extended its policy permitting medical examination results to remain valid until the underlying applicati… Read More