On April 27th, USCIS issued updated policy guidance instructing officers to give deference to prior determinations when adjudicating extension requests, essentially reinstating long-standing ‘prior deference’ policy that was established in... read more →
H-1B season is upon us again. The H-1B cap lottery may have changes again this year. Traditionally, employers flock to file their H-1B cap petitions in the first week of... read more →
At the end of last year, the Department of Homeland Security published a Federal Register notice establishing an automatic nine-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and work authorization benefits... read more →
Na cultura atual de gratificação imediata, as pessoas estão sempre procurando a maneira mais rápida de chegar ao seu objetivo. Entretanto, quando se trata de seu status imigratório e do... read more →
On June 30th, 2020, the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B Cap petition filing period closed, officially marking the end of yet another H-1B season. Unlike previous years wherein employers and... read more →
The outbreak and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has not only put a strain on the medical profession in the United States, but has also exposed areas of concern and... read more →
La propagación del Coronavirus (COVID-19) ha creado una “nueva normalidad” para muchos de nosotros. Muchos países han implementado restricciones de viaje, las aerolíneas han cancelado vuelos, se ha cerrado algunas... read more →
Given the orders adopted by various governmental bodies across the nation during this global pandemic, individuals have been ordered to shelter in place and avoid non-essential group gatherings. In some... read more →
Once again, H-1B season is upon us. In past years, cap-subject petitions were traditionally filed during the first week of April, with the annual quota of 85,000 slots filling almost... read more →
For the majority of employment-based immigrant visa applicants, obtaining a Labor Certification is the most time consuming and difficult step of pursuing lawful permanent residence. Colloquially referred to as PERM... read more →