Executive Orders
Today the Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from the US Government arguing that the injunction placed on the Executive Order that banned travel from 6 majority muslim countries was should be lifted. In agreeing to take the case, the Supreme Court also looked at whether the current temporary
Adjustment of Status
The June, 2017 Visa Bulletin was released and the biggest change is that both India and China are now backlogged in EB-1 category. Below are all the changes and further information about this new backlog. We are also including updates from Charlie Oppenheim from the Department of State on projected
Immigration
For those of you who filed for an H-1B while on OPT, you may be wondering what happens if your case was not selected. USCIS has stated that, upon their receiving the H-1B case, you can remain in the US and your work authorization is extended, but, as of this
H-1B
USCIS announced on Wednesday that it has finished data entry for all cap subject applications it has accepted for the 2018 fiscal year. USCIS will now begin sending back those applications not selected and will be transferring cases from Vermont to California to even the H-1B case load between the
Executive Orders
Many of you know that yesterday President Trump signed a new executive order. The idea of this order was to ensure that Federal grants and procurements go, first and foremost, to American companies and that the government focuses on ensuring that qualified Americans are hired prior to foreigners. In terms
Immigration
USCIS reported today that it has completed the random selection process for H-1B cap cases. This year USICS received 199,000 applications, down slightly from last year. Receipts should start to go out shortly.
Immigration
The Transportation Safety Administration. last week, stated that certain electronics will NOT be allowed on board airplanes in carry-on luggage and must be checked on direct flights from certain airports to the US. Specifically, the following airports are included in the TSA rule: These enhancements apply to 10 specific airports.
Adjustment of Status
The April Visa Bulletin was released last week as was some additional guidance from Charlie Oppenheim of the Department of State. I will go through the highlights below. Family Based Immigration F1 (Unmarried Sons and Daughters of US Citizens): Most countries moved from June 1, 2010 to October 15, 2010,
Immigration
Just yesterday, a Federal District Court Judge in Hawaii issued a temporary restraining order against part of the Executive Order issued by President Trump. The District Court Judge stopped the suspension of issuance of visas to citizens of the six listed countries as well as stopped the suspension of the
Immigration
President Trump signed a new executive order instituting a new travel ban slightly different than the last one. Below is a list of the major parts of the law, and how they are different from the previous order: 1. The ban is only against six countries, not seven. The ban
Immigration
AILA met with Charlie Oppenheim (the Department of State Employee in charge of the Visa Bulletin and determining Visa availability) on February 15th of this year. Below is some of the information Charlie gave us. EB-1: According to Charlie, despite the high usage of this category, he is now expecting
Immigration
A couple of weeks ago we informed you that the AAO decided a case in which they changed the standard for adjudicating NIW cases (See this blog post). USCIS has confirmed today that ALL pending NIW cases are on hold pending training for officers on the new standard. USCIS did