Immigration

Given the recent months-long closure of USCIS offices due to COVID-19 and potential furloughs of USCIS employees at the end of the month, processing delays are naturally expected. But what about petitions and applications that were filed long before COVID-19 that have been pending a few months or maybe even […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services temporarily permitted employers to accept expired List B identity documents for the Form I-9 as many document-issued authorities were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This flexibility ended on May 1, 2022. As of May 1, 2022, employers must only accept unexpired List B documents. Employers […]

On June 29, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that as of June 30, 2022, U.S. citizens would no longer be permitted to enter the United States using an expired U.S. passport. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of State experienced unprecedented delays in passport application processing both domestically and […]

As of June 12, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has rescinded the Order requiring inbound international air travelers to show proof of a negative Covid-19 test before boarding flights to the U.S. Travelers who are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents must still show proof of vaccination before boarding a […]

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for July 2022 revealing no movement on both the “Dates for Filing” and “Final Action Dates” charts for most categories. Only the EB-2 category for individuals born in China (PRC) and India showed any movement, and that movement was slightly […]