USCIS has received enough H-1B cap-subject petitions to reach the cap for FY2016. USCIS will complete initial intake before it conducts the lottery, but due to the high number of petitions, it is not yet able to announce when the lottery will occur. AILA President...
The Associated Press reported that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit set a hearing date of April 17, 2015, to decide whether the temporary hold on President Obama's #executive actions on #immigration should be lifted. Last month, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen...
USCIS released its long-anticipated L-1B adjudications policy memorandum that provides guidance on the L-1B classification, and supersedes and rescinds certain prior L-1B memoranda. Comments are due by May 8, 2015, and the memo is effective as of August 31, 2015. See http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Outreach/Draft%20Memorandum%20for%20Comment/2015-0324-Draft-L-1B-Memo.pdf...
The American Immigration Council reported that immigrant entrepreneurs and small business owners contribute to local economies, often forming the backbone of neighborhoods. As part of his November announcement on immigration executive action, President Obama signed a presidential memorandum that creates a White House Task Force on New Americans to explore ways...
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The United States House of Representatives has passed a "clean" bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security through September 30, 2015. This is one less hurdle for the hopeful implementation of President Obama's #executive actions on expanded #DACA and #DAPA....
USCIS issued a memorandum regarding the standards for adjudication of H-1B Petitions for nursing occupations. The memorandum can be found at http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Laws/Memoranda/2015-0218_EIR_Nursing_PM_Effective.pdf...
The American Immigration Council reported that the political lawsuit challenging the legality of parts of President Obama’s Executive Action should fail for a variety of reasons. But the lawsuit has already succeeded in two respects. First, it won a dubious preliminary injunction from a lower court...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director León Rodríguez announced today that, effective May 26, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants who are seeking employment-based lawful permanent resident (LPR) status....
USCIS will begin accepting requests for the expanded DACA program on February 18, 2015. See the updated #DACA FAQ at http://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/consideration-deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-process/frequently-asked-questions...
