Bloomberg Law Reports DOS Is Planning Pilot for Domestic Visa Renewal

Based on an exclusive interview with Julie Stufft, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Visa Services in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Bloomberg Law reported yesterday that DOS will launch a pilot program later this year offering stateside vi

U.S. Officials Prepping Legislation to Revamp Asylum System

Reuters reports that the Biden Administration is developing a sweeping bill that would revamp the U.S. asylum system to speed up the resolution of claims in large-scale processing centers at the border with Mexico.

EAD for Hong Kong Residents Have been Automatically Extended

We are automatically extending through Feb. 5, 2025, current Hong Kong DED-related Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) with a Card Expires date of Feb. 5, 2023, and a Category of A-11.

USCIS Clarifies Physical Presence Guidance for Asylees and Refugees Applying for Adjustment of Status

Effective immediately, U.S.

USCIS Announces Green Card and Employment Authorization Document Redesign

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced new designs to improve security of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs).

USCIS FACES NEW CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS FOR ITS EXTREME DELAYS IN PROCESSING WAIVERS

A lawsuit was recently filed against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on behalf of 248 people, and a class of tens of thousands more, to end the delays, which have increased exponentially to about three years.

FY 2024 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 1

Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2024 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 1 and run through noon Eastern on March 17, 2023.

DHS EXTENDS AND REDESIGNATES HAITI FOR TPS

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a Federal Register notice for the extension and redesignation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from February 4, 2023, through August 3, 2024.

NEW IMMIGRATION RELIEF FOR NONCITIZEN WORKERS WHOSE LABOR RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED

On January 13th, the U.S.