BREAKING NEWS: October 30, 2020 DHS to propose rule to change H-1B lottery system -- On Monday the Department of Homeland Security will publish a proposed rule to eliminate the current H-1B lottery system for cap (quota-subject cases) and replace it with a system to select...
This Department of State Visa Bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during November 2020. <-- Back to News Updates...
Today U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a press release announcing it will increase premium processing filing fees from $1440 to $2500. The increase will take effect Monday, October 19. The increase applies to all case types currently eligible for premium processing, with the exception...
HEADLINES 1. DOL Issues Interim Final Rule Raising Prevailing Wages for Foreign Workers- DOL is increasing prevailing wages mandated for H-1B, E-3, H-1B1 and PERM labor certification applications by changing the manner of computation under the existing four-tier wage structure. 2. DHS Revises Definition of H-1B 'Specialty...
HEADLINES Federal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Block on H, L, J Foreign Workers - On October 1, 2020, a U.S. district judge ruled in NAM v. DHS against aspects of President Trump's June 22, 2020, Proclamation that blocked visa issuance to many foreign...
The October 2020 Visa Bulletin is historic in many respects. Most significant is USCIS's decision to accept employment-based I-485 Adjustment of Status (AOS) filings based on the Dates for Filing chart. As noted by the AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association) Department of State (DOS) Liaison...
Begins at Noon EDT on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 Ends at Noon EST on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (also known as the Green Card or DV Lottery) provides immigrant visas each fiscal year for persons from countries with low rates of immigration...
On September 29, 2020, a California federal judge granted a motion for preliminary injunction, barring U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from increasing filing fees for immigration benefits two days before the rule was to take effect. The court based its holding on the following: That...
HEADLINES October Visa Bulletin Shows Major Movement in Employment-Based Cases; USCIS Applies Filing Date Rather Than Final Action Date to Certain Adjustment Applications- USCIS issued guidance the same day stating that the Filing Date, rather than the Final Action Date, applies to employment-based I-485 adjustment...
This Department of State Visa Bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during October 2020. <-- Back to News Updates...
