On October 29, 2020, the last day to file October adjustment of status filings, the Department of State issued the November Visa Bulletin, and USCIS announced that it is accepting the Dates for Filing Chart for November filings. The cutoff dates remain the SAME as the...
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,”...
On September 24, 2020, the Department of State issued its first Visa Bulletin of the new Fiscal Year for October 2020. USCIS then announced that it is accepting the Dates for Filing Chart for October filings. EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 “All Other” are all current for...
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)...
