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Beginning on March 20, 2020, the U.S., Mexican, and Canadian governments announced their collaboration in restricting non-essential travel across their shared land borders. These restrictions were subsequently extended multiple times, most recently on January 19, 2021. On February 23, 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced yet another extension […]
On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, President Biden issued a Presidential Proclamation revoking former President Trump’s proclamation that suspended the admission of new immigrants (i.e., permanent residents) to the United States. The original Presidential Proclamation implementing the suspension was issued by former President Trump on April 22, 2020, and subsequent proclamations extended the suspension through […]
Click here to view March 2021 Visa Bulletin. On Tuesday, February 23, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for March 2021. The March Visa Bulletin reveals some fairly significant movement in the Final Action Dates in the EB-1 category for individuals born in China (PRC) and India, as well as some modest forward movement in Final […]
On Thursday, February 4, USCIS announced the delayed implementation of the recent Trump Administration rule that prioritizes allocation of H-1B visas under the annual H-1B quota according to the wage level of the offered position. Implementation has been postponed until December 31, 2021, which ensures the rule will not impact the Fiscal Year […]
