Immigration Updates

The Department of State (DOS) intends to implement a pilot program in 2023 offering visa renewal options within the United States for H and L visa holders. In the coming years, this program may also be expanded to other U.S. visa categories. The DOS previously offered a similar program that […]

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for February 2023 revealing movement in only one category.  Dates for Filing and Final Action Dates remain current in the EB-1 category for all countries of birth except China and India, which continue to show the backlogs that […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement, starting January 30, 2023, the final phase of the premium processing expansion of Form I-140 Immigrant Petitions filed under the employment-based EB-13 and EB-21 classifications. USCIS will accept Form I-907 requests for premium processing for all pending and initial EB-13 multinational executive […]

On December 23, 2022, the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulation concerning the “public charge” ground of inadmissibility went into effect. DHS implemented the rule along with a new Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. In publishing the rule, DHS emphasized the purpose is to […]