21 Aug
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA) recently introduced the “RAISE Act”, which would dramatically decrease legal immigration to the United States, principally by eliminating key family-based immigrant categories, in addition to other major changes in the immigration system. Many Family based immigration categories eliminated: Under the RAISE Act, […]
25 Jul
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On Monday, July 24th, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) announced the return of premium processing for H-1B petitions filed by institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations related to or affiliated with institutions of higher education, nonprofit research organizations, and governmental research organizations. Premium processing also resumed for H-1B petitions […]
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) announced that the Departments of Labor (DOL) and Homeland Security (DHS) will publish a final rule on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, increasing the number of available H-2B nonimmigrant visas by up to 15,000 through the end of Fiscal Year 2017, which is September 30, […]
17 Jul
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On Monday, July 17, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. After September 17, 2017, the prior version of Form I-9 with revision date of 11/14/16 N will no longer be acceptable for use. The new Form I-9 is available on the USCIS I-9 central […]
