IMMIGRATION UPDATE – August 22, 2023   HEADLINES DHS, USCIS Reopen Field Office in Havana, Cuba – The Havana office will assist with U.S. immigration

IMMIGRATION UPDATE – August 15, 2023   HEADLINES September Visa Bulletin Includes DV-2024 Results, Availability of Employment-Based Visas, Determination of Numerical Limit on Immigrants –

IMMIGRATION UPDATE – July 31, 2023 BREAKING NEWS   USCIS Conducted Second Random Selection for FY 2024 H-1B Cap – On July 27 U.S. Citizenship

IMMIGRATION UPDATE – July, 2023 BREAKING NEWS   Revised I-9 Form Expected August 1 – Among the updates is a checkbox employers enrolled in E-Verify

COVID-19 temporary flexibilities for Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, will end on July 31, 2023. U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently announced that employers

IMMIGRATION UPDATE – January 24, 2023 BREAKING NEWS   Parties Reach Settlement in Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Spouses of H-1B and L-1 Visa Holders

IMMIGRATION UPDATE – January 10, 2023 HEADLINES USCIS Issues Proposed Rule to Raise Fees and Fund Asylum Program With New $600 Employer Petition Fee –

March 2023:   The filing window for registration to seek an FY2024 H-1B cap visa number will likely open October 1, 2023:  The earliest start date of employment

IMMIGRATION UPDATE – November 23, 2022 HEADLINES Visa Bulletin for December 2022 Includes Many Updates – The Department of State’s Visa Bulletin for December 2022

IMMIGRATION UPDATE – November 14, 2022 HEADLINES DHS Releases List of Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Programs, Adds Eswatini – Each country’s designation is

IMMIGRATION UPDATE – November 8, 2022 HEADLINES Employer Reminder: E-Verify Operations Resume; Preferred Dates Released for Employee Visits to SSA to Resolve Mismatches – E-Verify

DV-2024 Program Begins Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 12:00 noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Ends on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time

IMMIGRATION UPDATE – October 4, 2022 HEADLINES   Agencies Release Hurricane Ian-Related Guidance – The Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification and the

IMMIGRATION UPDATE – September 28, 2022 HEADLINES COVID-Related Restrictions Expected to Ease at Canadian Border – According to unofficial reports, by the end of September,

IMMIGRATION UPDATE – August 29, 2022 HEADLINES DHS Announces Final Rule to ‘Preserve and Fortify’ DACA Policy – The rule, effective October 31, 2022, continues

IMMIGRATION UPDATE – August 23, 2022 BREAKING NEWS USCIS REACHES FISCAL YEAR 2023 H-1B CAP — Today USCIS announced it has received a sufficient number of

IMMIGRATION UPDATE – August 16, 2022 HEADLINES USCIS Visa Bulletin for September Notes ‘Steady Increase’ in Demand for Employment-Based Visas – The Department of State’s