The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for February 2018, showing significant forward progress in the third preference category for China and minor progress across the remaining employment-based categories, except for the preference categories and countries that remain current. The EB-2 category remains current for applicants […]
As reported in a recent Foster Immigration Update©, the Trump Administration is considering elimination of the H-4 spouse EAD program that permits the H-4 spouses of certain H-1B visa holders to apply for Employment Authorization Document (EAD) cards. The Trump Administration moved one step closer to implementing these plans on […]
On Tuesday, January 9, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California largely blocked the Trump Administration’s effort to terminate the DACA program. Finding that the decision to terminate the program was based on a flawed legal premise, the court held that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed […]
The McClatchy DC Bureau has recently reported that the Trump Administration is no longer considering new regulations that would eliminate H-1B extensions for H-1B workers who have reached certain milestones in the permanent residency process. In an earlier report, the McClatchy DC Bureau indicated that “The administration is specifically looking […]
