Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization for Certain H-4, E, and L Nonimmigrant Dependent Spouses
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued policy guidance to address automatic...
Vaccination Requirement to Replace Regional COVID Travel Bans
The White House announced a new policy to lift the regional COVID travel restrictions for fully...
I-751 Petition Receipt Notices Now Valid for 24 Months as Proof of Status
Starting on September 4, 2021, conditional permanent residents who properly file Form I-751,...
Updated Form I-485 Allows Applicants to Request a New or Replacement Social Security Card
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that applicants filing for lawful...
Two-year EADs for Certain Adjustment Applicants
When an applicant applies for adjustment of status (AOS), they may also apply for employment...
DHS Withdraws Proposed Biometrics Rule
On September 11, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a notice of proposed...
Update to National Interest Exceptions for Regional COVID Proclamations
Since March of 2020, many intending immigrants and their families have been struggling to navigate...
OPT I-765 Filing Online
As of April 12, 2021, USCIS began accepting I-765 applications for employment authorization online...
H-1B Registration Period
In 2020, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) implemented an electronic...
USCIS Rescinds Earlier Guidance on H-1B Computer-Related Occupations
Information Technology companies that rely on foreign national computer programmers as part of...
Immigration Changes Under Biden
Dear Clients: We write to bring some uplifting immigration news after years of agency turmoil,...
Negative COVID-19 Test Required for Entry to the U.S.
The U.S. Department of State and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) remind all...