WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a temporary final rule (TFR) making available an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year (FY) 2025. These supplemental visas are aimed at helping U.S. employers who are unable to find U.S. workers who are available, willing, …
Renewing your work and travel authorization with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) involves completing specific forms and providing accurate information. Below is a step-by-step guide to help you through the process. Form I-131: Application for Travel Document Complete Form I-131 Form I-765: Application for Employment Authorization Complete Form I-765 By following these …
We are updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding when students may be eligible for optional practical training (OPT) extensions for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. This guidance, found in Volume 2, Part F, of the Policy Manual, also provides clarifying guidance for F/M nonimmigrant students concerning online study, school transfers, the grace …
In April 2012, a decision came from the Immigration Appeals Board (BIA) that addressed an important issue regarding Early Parole for foreigners whose illegal presence for one year or more would trigger the US 10-year ban. The BIA’s decision of Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly clarified what counts as an exit under the INA. The …
EB1A vs. EB1B vs. EB2A – U.S. Green Card Options Being employment based, the National Interest Waiver or NIW is a second preference immigration application. The Labor Certification requirement is requested to be waived off due to it being “in the U.S. national interest”, hence its name. Applicants require an advanced degree (Master’s or above) …
The temporary measure announced will prevent already work-authorized noncitizens from having their employment authorization and documentation lapse while waiting for USCIS to adjudicate their pending EAD renewal applications and better ensure continuity of operations for U.S. employers Building on extensive modernization efforts that have streamlined and improved access to work permits for eligible noncitizens, USCIS today announced …
The answer is “yes,” an employer can withdraw an approved Form I-140 under certain time-sensitive circumstances related to the filing of a related Form I-485. Generally, foreign nationals seeking an employment-based green card are sponsored for their green card by an employer. The employer files a Form I-140 on behalf of the potential employee, and …
WASHINGTON— Building on extensive modernization efforts that have streamlined and improved access to work permits for eligible noncitizens, USCIS today announced a temporary final rule (TFR) to increase the automatic extension period for certain employment authorization documents (EADs) from up to 180 days to up to 540 days. This announcement follows improvements that have reduced processing times …
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that any Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, that was properly completed and signed by a civil surgeon on or after Nov. 1, 2023, does not expire and can be used indefinitely as evidence to show that the applicant is not inadmissible on health-related …
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