On December 6, 2019, USCIS announced that a new registration process will go into effect for Fiscal Year 2021 H-1B petitions filed under the Fiscal Year 2021 H-1B quota. USCIS plans to publish notice in the Federal Register in the coming weeks. The change was originally proposed in December 2018, […]
December 2019 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 Dates for Filing Current Except for China and India, No or Modest Movement of Backlogged Final Action Dates
27 Nov
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates, News
Click here to view December 2019 Visa Bulletin. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for December 2019, which reflects Dates for Filing moved to current for EB-1 except for India and China as well as no movement or modest forward movement of the Final Action Dates across […]
80,000 Texas immigrants stuck in naturalization limbo as 2020 elections loom
26 Nov
by Charles Foster, on Attorney Bylines, Media Mentions, News
As Texas gears up for what could be its most competitive elections in a generation, tens of thousands of would-be voters are caught in limbo, stuck in a deep backlog of immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship. Federal immigration officials are taking significantly longer than before to weigh applications, and some […]
[NOW IN EFFECT!] Significant Changes to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program
21 Nov
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates, News
The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization Regulation takes effect, as of today, November 21, 2019. This new regulation changes some key aspects of the EB-5 program and causes significant impact on both individual investors and the EB-5 industry. At this point, I-526 Petitions filed on and after today are subject […]