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Click here to view November 2020 Visa Bulletin. On Thursday, October 29, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for November 2020. After many years of publishing the Monthly Visa Bulletin generally no later than the second week of the month, for the past several months […]
On October 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is expected to publish a new, interim final rule that will impose higher wage requirements for H-1B workers and “green card” applicants whose applications are based on labor certification. The new rule will be effective immediately. Before employing an H-1B temporary worker, an employer must file and […]
On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued Presidential Proclamation 10052, suspending until December 31, 2020, the admission to the United States of most H, J, and L nonimmigrants. A group of plaintiffs filed suit seeking an injunction against the proclamation, and on October 1, 2020, the Federal District Court for […]
Late in the evening on Wednesday, September 30, the U.S. Congress passed, and the President signed into law a Continuing Resolution to fund the Federal Government through December 11, thereby avoiding a government shutdown. As part of the Continuing Resolution, Congress passed the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act in order to address the […]