Category Archive for: ‘immigration news’
USCIS Announces Implementation of H-1B Electronic Registration Process for Fiscal Year 2021 Cap Season
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that it has completed a successful pilot testing phase and is implementing the registration process in the next H-1B lottery. Employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions for the fiscal year 2021 cap, including those eligible for the …
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USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2020
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reached the congressionally mandated cap on H-2B visas for temporary nonagricultural workers for the first half of fiscal year 2020. Nov. 15 was the final receipt date for new cap-subject H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start date before …
Read MoreUSCIS Releases Report on Arrest Histories of Illegal Aliens who Request DACA
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated data on arrests and apprehensions of illegal aliens who requested Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The release of this report reflects the agency’s ongoing focus on transparency. The report provides updated information on known arrests and apprehensions of DACA requestors. The data may include arrests that did not result in convictions or where the charges were …
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Immediate Actions Promised by President-Elect Biden
By Rishi P. Oza, Attorney and Partner, Brown Immigration Law The early November presidential food fight looks to have resulted in a lean victory for President-Elect Joe Biden. Mr. Biden, who ran a campaign based first and foremost upon tackling the COVID-19, recently announced an …
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USCIS Assists in Case Where Federal Grand Jury Indicts Lawyer and Accountant in Visa Fraud Scheme to Obtain LPR Status for South Korean Nationals
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury has indicted two men in a scheme to obtain lawful permanent resident status for South Korean nationals by submitting fraudulent visa applications that falsely claimed American businesses wanted to hire skilled foreign workers. The indictment, returned on Nov. 1, …
Read MoreUSCIS to Deter Frivolous or Fraudulent Asylum Seekers from Obtaining Work Authorizations
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a proposed rule to deter aliens from illegally entering the United States and from filing frivolous, fraudulent or otherwise non-meritorious asylum applications in order to obtain employment authorization. The proposed rule will better allow USCIS to extend protections to those …
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USCIS Proposes to Adjust Fees to Meet Operational Needs
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security will publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register to adjust the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Immigration Examinations Fee Account fee schedule. Fees collected and deposited into the IEFA fund nearly 96% of USCIS’ budget. Unlike most government …
Read MoreUSCIS Implements $10 Fee for H-1B Visa Registration
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a final rule that will require a $10 non-refundable fee for each H-1B registration submitted by petitioning employers, once it implements the electronic registration system. The registration fee is part of an agency-wide effort to modernize and more …
Read MoreCuccinelli Announces USCIS’ FY 2019 Accomplishments and Efforts to Implement President Trump’s Goals
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today released preliminary fiscal year 2019 agency statistics, accomplishments and efforts to implement President Trump’s agenda. These preliminary statistics highlight important immigration trends and illustrate the work accomplished by USCIS in FY 2019. The agency will publish final, verified …
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USCIS Issues Guidance on Discretionary Employment Authorization for Parolees
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today issued policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address its discretion to grant employment authorization to foreign nationals who are paroled into the United States, including those who are otherwise inadmissible. Certain foreign nationals may be paroled …
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