If you are seeking a visa to come to the U.S. to work, study, or perform, one of your top concerns will likely be how long it will take for your application to be processed. The U.S. Citizenship...
Visa Backlog, Budget Issues Await Immigration Agency Nominee (1) (Source: Bloomberg Law)
If confirmed by the Senate, Juddou will lead an agency that is looking to tackle visa and naturalization backlogs, avoid future budgetary concerns and address cumbersome agency processes.
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https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/biden-taps-nominee-with-experience-to-lead-immigration-agency
ICE announces extension, new employee guidance to I-9 compliance flexibility
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of the flexibilities in rules related to Form I-9 compliance that was initially granted last year. Due to the continued precautions related to COVID-19, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will extend this policy until May 31, 2021.
The current extension includes guidance for employees hired...
H-1B: Google urges feds to fix ‘logjam’ costing foreign workers’ jobs (Source: The Mercury News)
H-4 visa holders...are losing employment to a federal government order requiring them to obtain heavily backlogged fingerprinting services to renew visas and work permits even when they've provided their prints before.
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/12/h-1b-google-urges-feds-to-fix-logjam-costing-foreign-workers-jobs
UPDATE ON PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 10052
Presidential Proclamation 10052, which temporarily suspended the entry of certain H-1B, H-2B, J (for certain categories within the Exchange Visitor Program), and L nonimmigrants, expired on March 31, 2021.
Visa applicants who have not yet been interviewed or scheduled for an interview will have their applications prioritized and processed in accordance with existing Visa Services...
DHS Extends Form I-9 Requirement Flexibility (Effective Mar. 31, 2021)
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of the flexibility in complying with requirements related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, due to COVID-19.
This temporary guidance was set to expire March 31. Because of ongoing precautions related to COVID-19, DHS has extended the Form I-9...
વૈકલ્પિક તાલીમ પ્રોગ્રામ માટેની ક્વોલિફાઈ કરનારા એફ-૧ વિદ્યાર્થીઓ હવે ફાઇલ EADS ઓનલાઇન ફાઇલ કરી શકે છે
યુ.એસ. સિટિઝનશિપ અને ઇમિગ્રેશન સર્વિસીઝે આજે જાહેરાત કરી છે કે હવે કેટલાક વિદેશી વિદ્યાર્થીઓ ફોર્મ ત્-૭૬૫, રોજગાર અધિકૃતતા માટેની અરજી, ઓનલાઇન ફાઇલ કરી શકે છે.
એફ -૧ વિદ્યાર્થીઓ તેમના અભ્યાસના મુખ્ય ક્ષેત્ર સાથે સીધા સંબંધિત વૈકલ્પિક પ્રાયોગિક તાલીમ (ઓપીટી) માગે છે, જો તેઓ આ કેટેગરીઓમાંથી કોઈ એક હેઠળ ફાઇલ...
Canada announces new pathway to Permanent Residency
The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced an innovative pathway to permanent residency to about 90,000 essential workers and international graduates who are presently in Canada. The new pathway focusses on temporary workers who are employed in hospitals, long-term care homes, essential workers, and international graduates.
To be eligible, workers must have accumulated...
USCIS Announces Flexibility for Requests for Evidence, Notices of Intent to Deny
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced the immediate and temporary suspension of premium processing service for all Form I-129 and I-140 petitions until further notice due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Effective today, March 20, 2020, USCIS will not accept any new requests for premium processing. USCIS will process any...
What Is the Difference Between an EB-2 and EB-3 Green Card?
Are you looking to get an employment-based visa? If so, you may have heard of EB-2 and EB-3 visas. Both are permanent residency visas, green cards, for skilled professionals and academics. There are, however, marked differences between the two. Here, we will detail some of the more prominent differences between the two in...