NEWS

USCIS announced a new service center, the Humanitarian, Adjustment, Removing Conditions, and Travel Documents (HART) center provides virtual support for qualifying matter types focused on humanitarian and workload cases. This center works in tandem with other USCIS service sites.

Due to unprecedented demand and, in turn, a lower percentage of selection, many are now wondering what their next step is.  If you were not selected, this doesn’t have to be the end of the road. You have H-1B options if not selected in the current FY2024 cap. This article provides a comprehensive guide regarding the alternatives available to you if you weren’t selected for the FY 2024 H-1B cap.

Prime Minister Trudeau and President Biden announced an agreement between the United States and Canada to clarify where the respective countries can turn away asylum-seekers who enter their countries without authorization. The updated agreement applies to individuals who do not have U.S. or Canadian citizenship, cross the border at unofficial points, and are discovered within 14-days of crossing the U.S.-Canada border in either direction.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services sent a reminder today, March 23, 2023, reminding all that COVID flexibilities are ending today. The original announcement was released in January 2023, setting the date of expiration and confirming it would be the last extension. If you have questions about how this may affect you, contact us at ILBSG.

USCIS recently provided an update on requirements for employers to prove their ability to pay. The policy alert focuses on whether the Petitioner has the Ability to Pay the Beneficiary’s proffered wage for each year from the Beneficiary’s priority date to the Present.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) recently updated a less burdensome way for lawful permanent residents (LPRs), or commonly known as green card holders, to receive temporary evidence of their lawful permanent resident status. USCIS is now enabling LPRs to receive temporary evidence of their green card status by mail instead of appearing in person at their local field office.

USCIS extended the FY2024 H-1B registration period to Monday, March 20, 2023, at 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, due to issues experienced by some users in completing the payment process.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address the analysis of an employer’s ability to pay the proffered wage for certain employment-based immigrant petition adjudications.

U.S. companies are increasingly moving key foreign employees abroad in order to retain them. The approach referred to as offshoring or nearshoring, gives companies the option to avoid the long delays and shortage of U.S. employee visa options and keep their teams intact.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) appeals board supported a penalty levied against a tech recruitment firm. The firm violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) when it did not place the H-1B visa holder and failed to make promised salary payments, as per the Labor Condition Application (LCA) and the H-1B filing.