U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on May 3, 2023, the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for F-1 students who are Hong Kong residents, regardless of country of birth, has been extended, and those covered are eligible to work and may remain in the United States through February 5, 2025. […]
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for June 2023 revealing movement in only three of the commonly-used categories. 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 […]
On May 1, the Biden Administration announced that as of May 12, 2023, travelers to the United States arriving by air would no longer be required to demonstrate that they have received a COVID-19 vaccine, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a similar end to the COVID-19 […]
Allegations of fraud and abuse accompanied the recently published U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) statistics from the Fiscal Year 2024 H-1B Cap Lottery Registration System. The system is used to allocate the annual H-1B visa quota, known as the “cap,” due to perennial excess demand or “oversubscription.” As […]