by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | Aug 23, 2022
On August 23, 2022, the USCIS has stated they have received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year...
by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | Jul 15, 2022
The USCIS is partnering with the U.S. Department of State (DOS) in processing employment-based immigrant visas for those applicants living outside the U.S. The following advice has been prescribed by USCIS for Adjustment of Status (AOS/I-485) applications currently...
by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | Jun 21, 2022
The CDC has rescinded the COVID-19 mandatory testing order for international arrivals to the U.S. via air travel. Nonimmigrant travelers remain subject to U.S. COVID vaccination requirements. For the most up to date information on CDC travel requirements, please visit...
by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | May 25, 2022
On May 24, 2022, the USCIS announced the following regarding premium processing for certain EB-1 and EB-2 petitions. They will be implementing premium processing for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the...
by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | May 9, 2022
Errors in the admission of foreign nationals to the United States are not uncommon, and while some errors are immaterial, others can have serious consequences such as an overstay of the authorized period of admission, resulting in visa cancellation per INA222(g), and...
by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | May 9, 2022
As USCIS case processing delays have continued to grow, USCIS has now announced that the automatic extension period will be increased from 180 days to 540 days. The temporary final rule (TFR) making this announcement was effective upon publication in the Federal...
by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | Apr 22, 2022
When you enter the United States, you are inspected by a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent. After approving your admission to the United States, the border inspector does two things: Stamps your passport with an admission date, expiration date, and the class...
by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | Apr 22, 2022
Are You a Green Card Applicant with a Pending I-485 Adjustment of Status Application? If so, you may be expecting to receive an employment authorization document (EAD) and advance parole (AP) combo card. However, USCIS recently began issuing the two documents...
by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | Apr 22, 2022
In 2020, USCIS implemented an electronic registration process for the H-1B cap. The H-1B registration process was very popular and the number of registrations that were submitted by increased by more than 48,000 since last year, and about 31% of the registrations were...
by Finnan, Fleischut & Associates | Mar 3, 2022
Written By: Alizeh Karmali On February 4, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act. This new bill creates a temporary visa for foreign-born...
