USCIS is reminding the public that the designations of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone terminate effective May 21, 2017.
To provide sufficient time for an orderly transition, the Department of Homeland Security gave beneficiaries under these three designations 8 months advance notice of the expiration by publishing 3...
Extension and Re-Designation of Syria for TPS
The Department of Homeland Security today published a Federal Register notice (FRN) extending and re-designating Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, effective March 31, 2021, through Sept. 30, 2022. The extension and re-designation were announced on January 29 and were based upon ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions...
Visa Options for Social Media Influencers and E-Sports Professionals
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services stopped applying the Public Charge Final Rule to all pending applications and petitions on March 9, 2021. We have posted new versions of affected forms. You must file the 3/10/21 edition of these forms for any future applications.
USCIS has posted new versions, edition date 3/10/21, of the following forms:
• I-864,...
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USCIS MAY REOPEN H-1B PETITIONS DENIED UNDER THREE RESCINDED POLICY MEMOS
The Department of Labor (DOL) has published a final rule delaying the effective date of the Final Rule, Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States, published on January 14, 2021, 86 FR 3608, for a period of 60 days. The Department has...
USCIS MAY REOPEN H-1B PETITIONS DENIED UNDER THREE RESCINDED POLICY MEMOS
On March 12, 2021, USCIS announced it may reopen and/or reconsider adverse decisions on Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, made based on three rescinded policy memos. USCIS will generally use its discretion to accept a motion to reopen filed more than 30 days after the decision, if filed before the end of...
DHS SECRETARY STATEMENT ON THE 2019 PUBLIC CHARGE RULE
On March 9, 2021, DHS Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced that the government will no longer defend the 2019 public charge rule as doing so is neither in the public interest nor an efficient use of limited government resources.
“The 2019 public charge rule was not in keeping with our nation’s values. It penalized those...
March 12, 2021. The Department of Labor Announces a 60-Day Delay in Effective Date of Final Rule Affecting Wages for H-1B and PERM Workers
The Department of Labor (DOL) has published a final rule delaying the effective date of the Final Rule, Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States, published on January 14, 2021, 86 FR 3608, for a period of 60 days. The Department has...
What Is the PERM Recruitment Requirement?
The road to obtaining an approval PERM Labor Certification application can be long and winding. It is, however, a required path many employers must take to hire foreign national workers permanently as many of the most popular employment-based visas require it prior to filing an I-140. The PERM process is said to be...
USCIS UPDATE: Re-Registration Period Now Open for Hondurans with Temporary Protected Status
What Should Haiti Nationals Do Next? For Haitians living in the United States under the Temporary Protected Status granted to Haiti after the catastrophic earthquake in 2010, there are important changes to be aware of. On May 24, 2017, United States Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly extended...
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