USCIS today issued policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual clarifying whether temporary protected status (TPS) beneficiaries are eligible for adjustment of status under section 245(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). INA 245(a) requires an alien to have been inspected and admitted or inspected and paroled into the United States, unless exempt...

On October 1, 2020, a federal district court in National Association of Manufacturers v. Department of Homeland Security (NAM) enjoined the government from enforcing section 2 of Presidential Proclamation (PP) 10052 against named plaintiffs and members of the plaintiff associations.  The named plaintiffs include:  the National Association of Manufacturers, the...

The U.S. has come to rely upon physicians from other countries coming here to practice medicine. In fact, the U.S. is in the midst of a shortage of physicians so it is now more important than ever that these international practitioners of medicine have immigration options available to them so they can come to...

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) is opening Parents and Grandparents (PGP) Program from October 13, 2020 to November 3, 2020 to strengthen Government’s commitment to reuniting families.

Canadians and Permanent Residents who wish to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada will have an opportunity to submit an interest to sponsor...

On September 16, 2020, The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration issued 4,200 Invitations to Apply (“ITA”) for Permanent Residence under the Express Entry system.

The minimum Comprehensive Ranking Score (“CRS”) is currently 472 or higher. This draw included candidates from all programs of Express Entry - Federal Skilled Worker Program (“FSWP”), Federal Skilled Trades Program...

On September 30, 2020, The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration issued 4,200 Invitations to Apply (“ITA”) for Permanent Residence under the Express Entry system.

The minimum Comprehensive Ranking Score (“CRS”) is currently 471 or higher. This draw included candidates from all programs of Express Entry - Federal Skilled Worker Program (“FSWP”), Federal Skilled Trades Program...

અમેરિકાના વિદેશ મંત્રાલયે (૨૦૨૧ના વર્ષનું પ્રથમ) ઑક્ટોબર ૨૦૨૦નું વીઝા બૂલેટીન બહાર પાડ્યું છે. બૂલેટીનમાં નોકરી આધારિત અને ફેમિલી આધારિત એ બે કેટેગરીમાં ગ્રીન કાર્ડમાં બેકલોગ જણાય આવે છે.

એમ્પ્લોયમેન્ટ આધારિત, ફર્સ્ટ પ્રેફરન્સ EB-1

ચીન અને ભારત માટે EB-1ની કટ ઓફ ડેટને લંબાવીને ૧ જૂન, ૨૦૧૮ કરાઇ છે. ફાઇલિંગ માટેની ડેટ ૧ સપ્ટેમ્બર, ૨૦૨૦ હતી.

એમ્પ્લોયમેન્ટ આધારિત, સેકન્ડ...

The O-2 visa category is reserved for those looking to accompany O-1 visa holders to the U.S. O-2 visas are intended for those working in the roles of support personnel for O-1 visa holders in the fields of athletics, entertainment, motion picture, and television production. In order to be granted an O-2 visa,...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced an interim final rule (IFR) that strengthens the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program to protect U.S. workers, restores integrity to the H-1B program, and better guarantees that H-1B petitions are approved only for qualified beneficiaries and petitioners.

While the H-1B program was intended to allow employers to fill...

On Oct 1st, 2020, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration’s June 2020 proclamation that suspended the entry of foreign nationals on H-1B, L-1, H-2B and most J-1 temporary visas. The judge noted a “significant mismatch of facts regarding the unemployment caused by the proliferation of the pandemic and the...