by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | Sep 15, 2023
The October 2023 Visa Bulletin has just been released by the Department of State. USCIS has also announced that it will accept applications for both family and employment based applications, based on the Dates of Filing chart. USCIS specifically commented in the...
by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | Aug 22, 2023
USCIS has launched a new online form for individuals and attorneys to request an in-person appointment for certain customer service-related appointment requests. This includes ADIT stamp or emergency advanced parole, other infopass related reasons. These appointments...
by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | Jul 27, 2023
The USCIS has announced they will be conducting an additional round of selections, a second round of lottery picks, for the H-1B cap-subject visa. USCIS is authorized to issue 85,000 H-1B visas annually, and if the number is not reached in terms of applications filed...
by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | Jul 21, 2023
DHS has added eight additional fields of study that are eligible for STEM OPT extension, after a person’s initial year of OPT has been exhausted. The new fields and their respective CIP codes are: Landscape Architecture (04.0601) Institutional Research (13.0608)...
by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | Jul 12, 2023
Last week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services launched a new tool allowing benefit requestors, and their attorneys to reschedule most biometric services appointments before the date of the appointment. This is extremely beneficial as the previous methods of...
by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | Jun 13, 2023
On June 13th, 2023 the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the expansion of premium processing for applicants filing Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, and seeking a change of status to F-1, F-2, M-1, M-2, J-1, or J-2...
by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | May 19, 2023
The USCIS has provided an FAQ due to the employment-based (EB) annual limit for fiscal year (FY) 2023 being higher than was typical before the pandemic, though lower than in FY 2021 and FY 2022. USCIS has stated they are dedicated to using as many available employment...
by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | May 10, 2023
On November 21, 2022, USCIS announced that it would provide Ukrainian and Afghan parolees with employment authorization. USCIS announced that, effective November 21, 2022, the following Afghan and Ukrainian parolees would be treated as “employment authorized incident...
by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | May 2, 2023
Lawful permanent residents (LPR) may receive temporary evidence of their lawful permanent resident status by mail rather than physically visiting a field office to receive an Alien Documentation, Identification and Telecommunication (ADIT) stamp (also known as an...
by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | May 2, 2023
The USCIS has recently issued updated policy guidance on how to review an employer’s ability to pay the proffered wage for immigrant petitions in certain first, second, and third preference employment-based immigrant visa classifications. Employers must demonstrate...
