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Friday, January 13, 2023
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is implementing the final phase of the premium processing expansion for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. Read more . . .
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Immigration Attorneys There is no way around it. The past few years have been tough for employers. With companies facing unprecedented struggles and retaining employees more difficult than ever, many employers are at their wits end. Employers who have a number of foreign national employees, some have reflected on creative ways to help retain employees. Many have then wondered whether they can require proof of permanent U.S. residency to help ensure that their employees will be there for the long haul. Many have also wondered whether they can refuse to hire a person whose employment documents have an expiration date of less than a year. Read more . . .
Friday, October 7, 2022
Dear Stakeholder, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been expanding premium processing in phases to certain pending Forms I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. Recently, USCIS announced that you can file a premium processing request if you have a pending Form I-140 for the following classifications and filing dates: Read more . . .
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Employment Visas for the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) in the United States are exhausted. FY22 ends on September 30, and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) cannot consider any more I-485 (green card) applications until FY23, which starts on October 1st. The following is an overview of this situation. Read more . . .
Thursday, September 15, 2022
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is implementing the next phase of the premium processing expansion for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. Read more . . .
Thursday, September 15, 2022
USCIS provided FAQs addressing FY2023 employment-based adjustment of status questions and states that the FY2023 annual limit will be higher than was typical before the pandemic but lower than FY2021 and FY2022. FAQs address retrogression, CSPA, medicals, and more. Read more . . .
Thursday, July 28, 2022
When terminating a foreign worker in the United States, employers must consider several State and Federal immigration laws. Therefore, this guide by the NPZ Law Group will explain what employers must do when terminating certain types of noncitizen workers. Read more . . .
Friday, July 15, 2022
USCIS is implementing the second phase of the premium processing expansion for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. Similar to the first phase of the expansion, Read more . . .
Friday, July 1, 2022
Backlogs in the immigration of high-skilled workers have made it harder for businesses in the United States to hire workers from overseas. Well, there have been a few Bills proposed in Congress that will work to reduce backlogs and other challenges that employees and employers. Here’s what you should know about these Bills, as explained by the NPZ Law Group. Read more . . .
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
USCIS is implementing premium processing for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. This expansion of premium processing only applies to certain previously filed Form I-140 petitions under an E13 multinational executive and manager classification or E21 classification as a member of professions with advanced degrees or exceptional ability seeking a national interest waiver (NIW). Petitioners who wish to request a premium processing upgrade must file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service. Read more . . .
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
USCIS is announcing a trio of efforts to increase efficiency and reduce burdens to the overall legal immigration system. USCIS will set new agency-wide backlog reduction goals, expand premium processing to additional form types, and work to improve timely access to employment authorization documents. Read more . . .
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