As of December 12, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has implemented a new extension of permanent resident card (“green card”) validity for lawful permanent residents in the United States who have applied for naturalization on or after December 12, 2022. This change comes after USCIS received many comments […]
January 2023 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 Retrogression with Almost No Other Movement
22 Dec
by Foster, on Immigration Updates, News
Foster LLP Immigration Update © | December 22, 2022 January 2023 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 Retrogression with Almost No Other Movement The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for January 2023 revealing new backlogs in the EB-1 category for individuals born in China (PRC) and […]
USCIS Announces FY-2023 H-1B Cap Has Been Reached – Non-Selection Notifications Have Been Sent to Employers
23 Aug
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates, News
On Tuesday, August 23, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency had received enough H-1B petitions to meet both the H-1B Regular Cap (65,000) and H-1B U.S. Master’s Cap (20,000). USCIS received 483,927 H-1B registrations and initially selected 127,600 registrations to meet the FY 2023 numerical allocations. USCIS […]
September 2022 Visa Bulletin – No Movement in Most Categories
11 Aug
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates, News
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for September 2022 revealing no movement on both the “Dates for Filing” and “Final Action Dates” charts for most categories. Only the EB-5 Unreserved category for individuals born in China (PRC) showed any movement, and that movement was only slightly […]