Updated USCIS Guidance on Untimely Filed Extensions of Stay and Change of Status Requests

On January 24, 2024, USCIS issued updated policy guidance to address when USCIS may excuse untimely filed extensions of stay…

Updated USCIS Guidance on Untimely Filed Extensions of Stay and Change of Status Requests

State Department Announces Details of Pilot Program for Domestic Renewals of H-1B Visas Issued in Canada and India

On December 21, the State Department released the long-awaited details of a previously announced pilot program that will allow qualified…

State Department Announces Details of Pilot Program for Domestic Renewals of H-1B Visas Issued in Canada and India

Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence: Immigration Initiatives to Support AI Experts

On October 30, 2023, in a recent executive order titled “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and…

Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence: Immigration Initiatives to Support AI Experts

H1B Cap – Eight Times as Many Filings as Available Numbers!

On April 28, 2023, USCIS announced that for Fiscal Year 2024 (begins October 1, 2023), it received 758,994 eligible H1B…

H1B Cap – Eight Times as Many Filings as Available Numbers!

Important Immigration Considerations During Layoffs

Amid worries of a recession and rising inflation, the tech sector recently announced a significant number of layoffs which have…

Important Immigration Considerations During Layoffs

Investor Visas – Possible Important Changes

On December 15, 2022, Congress passed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which, among…

Investor Visas – Possible Important Changes

Important Takeaways from the December 2022 Visa Bulletin Affecting Employment-Based Green Card Waiting Times

The U.S. Department of State publishes the monthly Visa Bulletin, which is used to determine when beneficiaries of immigrant petitions…

Important Takeaways from the December 2022 Visa Bulletin Affecting Employment-Based Green Card Waiting Times

The New Venezuelan Parole Process - Think Immigration

Gina Polo, shareholder in the firm’s Immigration group, authored “The New Venezuelan Parole Process” for the American Immigration Lawyers Association…

The New Venezuelan Parole Process - Think Immigration

In Response to Russian Invasion, DHS Designates Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status

On March 3, 2022, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced that eligible Ukrainian nationals residing in the United States as…

In Response to Russian Invasion, DHS Designates Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status

CBP Updates I-94 Admission Codes to Allow E and L Dependent Spouses to Work without a Separate EAD

Further to policy changes first announced in November 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has implemented new Form I-94…

CBP Updates I-94 Admission Codes to Allow E and L Dependent Spouses to Work without a Separate EAD

The Welcome Change to the USCIS Mission Statement

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created by President George W. Bush after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks…

The Welcome Change to the USCIS Mission Statement

Premium Processing Expansion

USCIS has announced that it will expand the Premium Processing Program. Effective January 30, 2023, Multi-National Executives and Managers, as…

Expanded Parole Program

Effective January 6, US Citizenship and Immigration Services has extended and implemented a new parole program previously only available for…