USCIS Announces Implementation of H-1B Electronic Registration Process for FY2021 Cap Season
USCIS announced that it is implementing the registration process in the FY2021 H-1B lottery. Employers seeking to file FY2021 H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, must first electronically register and pay the associated $10 H-1B registration fee. Under this new process, employers seeking H-1B workers subject to the cap, or […]
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7 December 2019
DOS posted the December 2019 visa bulletin
DOS posted the December 2019 visa bulletin. Source: The Visa Bulletin – Travel.gov
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23 November 2019
USCIS Updates Fee Waiver Requirements
USCIS has revised Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, by removing the means-tested benefit criteria. Individuals may still request a fee waiver if their documented annual household income is at or below 150 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or if they demonstrate financial hardship. Fee waiver applicants must submit the 10/24/19 version of this […]
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29 October 2019
Presidential Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Will Financially Burden the U.S. Healthcare System
President Trump issued a proclamation suspending the entry of immigrants who “will financially burden the U.S. healthcare system,” effective at 12:01 am (ET) on 11/3/19. Immigrants must have approved health insurance coverage within 30 days of entry, or be able to pay for reasonably foreseeable medical costs. This proclamation shall apply only to aliens […]
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18 October 2019
Visa Bulletin for November 2019
DOS released the >> November 2019 visa bulletin.
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16 October 2019
H-1B: New registration system for applications
Immigration lawyers, tech-industry trade groups and universities asked the acting head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration whether the planned new registration system for H-1B visa applications would be imposed next year, but failed to get a firm answer. In a letter to acting agency director Ken Cuccinelli, the American Immigration Lawyers Association and other groups […]
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11 October 2019
No health insurance, no visa
A PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION by President Trump requires future green card applicants to show they can afford health care. On Friday night, the White House announced that immigrants applying for visas starting November 3 would have to show they have health insurance within 30 days of entering the country or the financial capacity to pay for […]
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9 October 2019
DOS Releases Instructions for the 2021 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
DOS released instructions on how to apply for the 2021 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. For FY2021, 55,000 Diversity Visas (DVs) will be available. Registration begins at 12:00 pm (ET) on October 2, 2019, and will continue until 12:00 pm (ET) on November 5, 2019. Source: AILA Doc. No. 19092730.
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1 October 2019
President Trump Proposes a Refugee Ceiling of 18,000 for FY2020
President Trump is proposing a refugee ceiling of 18,000 for FY2020. The United States expects to receive more than 368,000 new refugees and asylum claims in fiscal year (FY) 2020. This includes a proposed 18,000 refugees and more than 350,000 individuals in new asylum cases. Source: AILA Doc. No. 19092701.
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26 September 2019
DOJ Announces Automatic EAD Extension for TPS Syria
DOJ announced that DHS is automatically extending certain EADs issued under the TPS Syria designation. Specifically, DHS has automatically extended through 3/28/20, the validity of EADs with an “A-12” or “C-19” category code and an expiration date of 9/30/2019. Source: AILA Doc. No. 19092330.
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23 September 2019
