13 Dec
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On December 9, 2024, the Department of State published its 2024 Revised Exchange Visitor Skills List (Public Notice 12555) in the Federal Register, marking the first substantial revision of the J-1 Skills List in 15 years. The Exchange Visitor Skills List designates countries that require certain fields of specialized knowledge […]
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the monthly Visa Bulletin for January 2025. Until January 1, the December 2024 Visa Bulletin remains in effect. The Visa Bulletin contains the DOS’s Final Action Dates chart, which lists the cutoff dates for each respective category, the categories that are current […]
9 Dec
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
Effective December 2, 2024, the USCIS has begun requiring certain applicants filing the Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, to submit the Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, with their Form I-485 at the time of filing or the Form I-485 may […]
3 Dec
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On Monday, December 2, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency had received enough H-1B cap petitions to meet both the H-1B Regular Cap (65,000) and H-1B U.S. Master’s Cap (20,000). USCIS is now in the process of sending non-selection notifications to employer registrants’ online accounts. The status for registrations properly submitted but […]
