6 Dec
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
On Monday, December 3, 2018, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register, proposing to introduce an electronic registration requirement and a change in the lottery process for H-1B petitions filed under the annual H-1B quota. Under the proposed rule, employers would be […]
19 Nov
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for December 2018, showing modest forward movement for all EB-1, EB-2 China and India, EB-3 India and Philippines, Other Workers China, India, and Philippines, and EB-5 China and Vietnam, with the remainder of the priority dates remaining current or backlogged. […]
18 Oct
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for November 2018, which reflected minor forward progress only for EB-2 China, EB-3 and Other Workers Philippines, and EB-5 Vietnam, with the remainder of the priority dates remaining current or backlogged. Continued Earlier Dates for Filing AOS Additionally, for the month […]
3 Oct
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
The Senate and U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation, a Continuing Resolution (CR), to extend current funding for the U.S. government, which was signed by President Trump on September 28, 2018. The CR will extend government operations, as well as the EB-5 Regional Center Program, to December 7, 2018.
