30 Mar
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) has announced that the Vermont Service Center will be transferring some L-1 petitions, L-2 extension applications, and L-2 employment authorization applications to the California Service Center. The Vermont Service Center is also transferring some H-1B petitions and H-4 dependent applications and H-4 EAD applications […]
14 Mar
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State’s (DOS) recently published Monthly Visa Bulletin for April 2016 reports modest advancement to the “final action cutoff date” for applicants in all employment-based categories experiencing a backlog. The largest progression in the “final action cutoff date” was by over two (2) months for EB-3 applicants […]
11 Mar
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On Friday, March 11, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published as a Final Rule new regulations extending the F-1 Student Optional Practical Training (OPT) STEM extension to a full 24 months following the normal 12-month period of work authorization generally afforded by most universities and colleges in the […]
24 Feb
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State’s (DOS) recently published Monthly Visa Bulletin for March 2016 contains several forward changes to the “final action cutoff date” for individuals in the Employment-based, Second and Third Preference categories (EB-2 and EB-3). The largest progression in the “final action cutoff date” was by five (5) […]
