This Department of State Visa Bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during September 2020. <-- Back to News Updates...
HEADLINES GAO Says Appointments of Wolf and Cuccinelli to Acting DHS Leadership[ Roles Were Invalid -- GAO concluded that the appointments of Chad Wolf (as DHS Acting Secretary) and Kenneth Cuccinelli (as Senior Official Performing the Duties of Deputy Secretary) were invalid. Please scroll...
LAC advisory: Please note the significant conditions placed on issuance of an H-1B visa to an individual who seeks to return to H-1B employment in the United States. The below changes to the proclamation do not provide any guarantee of return from international travel if visa...
HEADLINES Executive Order Heightens Scrutiny of Contractors employing Foreign Workers -- The order instructs the Secretaries of Labor and Homeland Security to take action to protect U.S. workers from "any adverse effects on wages and working conditions caused by the employment of H-1B visa holders...
8/03/20 Background Today USCIS published a final rule that significantly increases certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees. The rule, which will be effective October 2, 2020, also removes certain fee exemptions, changes fee waiver requirements, alters premium processing time limits, and modifies intercountry adoption processing. Any...
HEADLINES DHS to Raise Fees Significantly for Many Immigration Benefits - Today DHS published final rule which will apply to cases filed with USCIS on or after October 2, 2020. The rule will significantly increase many immigration fees charged by USCIS, and reduce some...
HEADLINES: JULY 27, 2020 1. SEVP Issues 'Clarifying' Q&A for Foreign Students re Online-Only Coursework Visa Ban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) released new guidance dated July 24, 2020, in the form of "clarifying" questions and answers regarding the Trump administration's...
HEADLINES: JULY 20, 2020 Headlines: Trump Administration Agrees to Rescind New Foreign Student Online-Only Ban - The Trump administration agreed to rescind its new policy to bar nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students taking only online classes for the fall 2020 semester from entering into or remaining...
This Department of State Visa Bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during August 2020. <-- Back to News Updates...
On June 22, 2020 a Presidential Proclamation was issued which suspended the entry of certain nonimmigrants to the U.S. and extended the suspension of new immigrant visas issued abroad. Specifically, the Proclamation suspended the entry of individuals outside the U.S. without a valid visa or...
