December 7, 2020 update:On December 1, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California set aside the wage change rule, requiring USCIS and the Department of Labor to revert back to the previous prevailing wage system. Original Post:U.S....
Updated 10/23/2020Disclaimer: Any foreign national considering international travel should have an attorney review the particular circumstances of their case as there are currently several “bans” in effect. Visa Bulletin: The Department of State’s October 2020 Visa...
On September 30, 2020, Congress passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 11, 2020, and the president is expected to sign it into law. The continuing resolution contains certain changes to USCIS’s Premium Processing Service or “PPS,”...
Updated 9/29/2020Disclaimer: Any foreign national considering international travel should have an attorney review the particular circumstances of their case as there are currently several “bans” in effect. Visa Bulletin: The Department of State’s October 2020 Visa...
Updated 8/19/2020Disclaimer: Any foreign national considering international travel should have an attorney review the particular circumstances of their case as there are currently several “bans” in effect. H-1B Cap:On August 14, 2020, USCIS ran a second lottery on...
November 5, 2020 update:On Wednesday, November 4, 2020, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeal stayed the lower court’s order. Therefore Public Charge is back in effect for now. November 3, 2020 update:On Monday, November 2, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...
On July 14, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO 13936) that ends the special treatment of Hong Kong as a separate foreign state from China. The immigration impact to Hong Kong nationals is significant. For the permanent residence (i.e. green card)...
Updated 7/29/2020Disclaimer: Any foreign national considering international travel should have an attorney review the particular circumstances of their case as there are currently several “bans” in effect. Presidential Proclamations: As detailed in our continually...
Presidential Proclamation: As noted in our blog post, the April 22, 2020 Presidential Proclamation regarding immigration affects only consular processing immigrant visa cases, with certain exceptions. Nonimmigrant visas and statuses are unaffected; PERM, I-140,...
