Mar
05
USCIS announced Re-Registration Period Opens for Syrians with Temporary Protected Status. Work permits expiring March 31 are automatically extended through Sept. 27 WASHINGTON—Current beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under Syria’s designation who want to maintain their status through Sept. 30, 2019, must re-register between March 5, and May 4, 2018. Re-registration procedures, including how...
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Mar
02
USCIS announced today that the random selection process for H-2B Visa Cap for Second Half of FY 2018 is now complete. WASHINGTON— On Feb. 21, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began receiving H-2B cap-subject petitions for the second half of fiscal year 2018. During the first five business days...
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Feb
28
When a window of opportunity opens up, it’s best to act before that window closes. That advice is particularly useful for “Dreamers” in today’s immigration world. On February 26th, the Supreme Court chose not to review an expedited appeal on the injunction stopping the Trump Administration from rescinding DACA. This...
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Feb
21
Any individuals currently in H-1B status have heard or misconstrued that the H-1B minimum salary has been raised from $60,000 to $90,000 (per annum); There has been no such increase. A bill that proposes to raise the salary requirements has merely moved to the House for a vote. Moreover, there...
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Jan
30
Con el discurso de hoy en el Estado de la Unión otorgado por el Presidente Trump, muchas personas están pensando más seriamente sobre los temas de inmigración que pueden afectar a ellos o a sus familiares. A finales de la semana pasada, la Casa Blanca anunció una propuesta de inmigración...
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Jan
24
Amidst the seemingly countless waves of change following President Trump’s installation, staying informed and proactive is prudent. One particularly useful thing to keep an eye on this time of the year is the H-1B visa. There have been talks of revisions to the H-1B program. President Trump has yet to...
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Jan
19
Each immigrant visa category with annual numerical limits has cut-off dates. Only those applicants with a priority date earlier than the cut-off date can be file or be scheduled in a given month. Cut-off dates are published each month in the Visa Bulletin. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) sets...
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Jan
16
Oportunidad inmediata para renovar DACA despues de la decision de la corte federal. Eso es bastante urgent y hay que aprovechar. El pasado Septiembre, USCIS anuncio que el programa de Accion Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia llegaria a su fin. El anuncio incluyo procedimientos para que ciertos recipientes...
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Jan
16
There is an immediate opportunity for DACA recipients to renew their status due to a recent court ruling. Starting today, anyone who has been approved for DACA before will be allowed to file a renewal application. This is extremely urgent and an amazing opportunity for the thousands who believed there...
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Jan
10
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced yesterday that it will terminate the temporary protected status program for immigrants from El Salvador. People from El Salvador who currently have TPS are eligible to obtain an extension that will expire September 9, 2019. At that point TPS for El Salvador will...
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