AILA Quicktake Video – FY2024 H-1B Registration Number Analysis
Tune into the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Quicktake on the FY2024 H-1B Registration Numbers report that was released in the spring. Director of AILA’s Government Relations, Shavari Dalal-Dheini, examines the H-1B registration numbers and explains AILA’s recommendations to USCIS, Congress, and this administration to improve the H-1B lottery system. If you have questions about […]
60-Day Rule Removed for I-693 Civil Surgeon Signature
Photo by Online Marketing on Unsplash USCIS determined last spring that a civil surgeon’s signature of the Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record can be more than 60 days old before an applicant files for their immigrant visa. Previously, USCIS considered a completed Form I-693 valid for 2 years after the […]
Form I-9 and E-Verify are Getting Face-Lifts
Photo by LinkedIn Sales Solutions on Unsplash Starting today, August 1, 2023, USCIS published a revised version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. This new form version comes alongside a remote option for employers to have their Form I-9s to be examined through E-Verify. These changes are pursuant to two simultaneous final rules published […]
What Temporary LPR Status Documentation Means for Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification
Image source from: USCIS Recently, USCIS field offices have started to deliver Form I-94s with ADIT stamps (Temporary I-551s) as temporary evidence of Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) status without requiring an in-person Field Office interview. This additional way to prove valid status was added as an acceptable List A receipt for Form I-9 and E-Verify. […]
When a USCIS Deadline Falls on a Weekend
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash USCIS has updated the USCIS Policy Manual to address how to approach the “last day” to file a benefit request or response when the deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday. Luckily, USCIS will consider paper filings timely if submitted by the end of the next business […]
Promising News for Foreign Nationals Seeking Adjustment of Status
After being an International Student Advisor at Purdue University for two years, I went to law school to become an immigration attorney to help people get where they wanted to go. An international student who wanted to go to college in the US. A foreign IT professional who wanted to contribute their talent to a […]
USCIS Guidance on Analyzing Employers Ability to Pay Wages
Photo by Israel Andrade on Unsplash In March 2023, USCIS issued a policy guidance on how to analyze an employer’s ability to pay the proffered wage for immigrant petitions in first, second, and third preference employment-based immigrant visa classifications. The first, second, and third preferences for employment-based immigrant visas (EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3) are separated […]
CBP Stampless Entry Program
Photo by ConvertKit on Unsplash From April 2022 to 2023, Customs, Border and Protection Agency (CBP) completed a full year of the “Simplified Arrival” program to achieve streamlining and digitization of the legal entry process. One part of this program was piloting a “Stampless Entry” program in August 2022. CBP has affirmed that this program […]