CDC Issues New Guidance For Air Travelers Entering the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued further COVID-19 guidance regarding air travelers entering the U.S. This will affect many employers of foreign...
What Employers Should Know About TPS For South Sudan and Ukraine
In light of recent announcements from the Department of Homeland Security, many foreign nationals from Ukraine and Sudan that are currently in the U.S. may possess eligibility for...
Automatic Increased Extension of Work Permits May Not Benefit All H-1B Spouses
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a new rule which will increase the automatic extension period for Employment Authorization Documents...
USCIS Announces New Extension of Automatic Work Permit Renewals
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers in certain categories will be able to continue legally working for...
How Can Employers Retain Non-Selected Workers Now That H-1B Season Is Over?
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has finished the lottery for FY2023. There were 483,927 registrations submitted by over 48,000...
Comment Period for USCIS “Public Charge” Rule Ends
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received many comments from immigration advocates and medical groups suggesting changes to its proposed “Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility”...
Additional H-2B Visas Unreleased as Busy Season Fast Approaches for Many Seasonal Businesses
Summer is growing increasingly near, and specific seasonal industries on the Eastern Shore will require a large number of foreign national workers. Many...
New Options for Companies Looking to Employ Ukrainian Nationals
The White House has recently announced a new program to allow companies, non-profit organizations, and even individuals to sponsor Ukrainian nationals for entry into the United States....
USCIS EAD Automatic Extension Rule Passes Office of Management and Budget
The Office of Management and Budget(OMB) has approved a final regulation from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which would increase the period of automatic...
Regional Center Files Lawsuit Against USCIS Over Recent Guidance On the Restart of the EB-5 Program
An EB-5 regional center based in California is filing a lawsuit against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) over recent guidance it...