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On June 23, 2016, in United States v. Texas, the Supreme Court upheld an injunction on two Administrative executive action programs on immigration. The Court ruled that “…The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court..” With these 9 words, the Court split 4 to 4, and without a 9th and deciding Justice, permitted an …
Starting on August 1, 2016, USCIS has announced that all E-Verify users will have to log in every 270 days to have maintain their E-Verify accounts. E-Verify is a voluntary USCIS program which permits employers register and then check new hires through the USCIS database to determine work eligibility. It is in addition to and …
USCIS has advised that effective July 1, 2016, the Nebraska Service Center (NSC) of USCIS will begin accepting certain H-1B petitions in which the employer seeks to continue previously approved employment without change with the same employer. The Vermont Service Center and the California Service Center will continue to accept these types of filing until …
Starting May 10, 2016, certain F-1 students who have completed their degrees can obtain extended post graduate work experience in their field using Optional Practical Training (“OPT”) beyond the 1 year period available to all graduates of bachelor degree programs. Graduates in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) can obtain a 24 month extension …
On May 2, 2016, USCIS announced that it had completed its random selection of H-1B petition “lottery” winners for cap-subject H-1B filings for fiscal year 2017. For those petitions selected, USCIS asks petitioners to wait until they receive a fee receipt. For those petitioner not selected, USCIS will begin returning those petitions. The process will …
On April 7, 2016, USCIS announced that it had received more H-1B petitions that the statutory annual limit for H-1B employer filings for Fiscal Year 2017. Federal law permits a maximum of 65,0000 first time H-1B petitions, and an additional 20,000 first time U.S. earned advanced degree holder H-1B petitions each fiscal year. Each federal …
Beginning on April 1, 2016, all interviews for K-1 fiancé applicants in Canada will be conducted at a single location: the U.S. consular post in Montreal. That U.S. consular post currently processes immigrant visa applicants for all of Canada. The change, according to the U.S. Department of State, is for more efficient scheduling and decision …
New USCIS regulations permit certain nonimmigrants to continue their employment for up to 240 days after their status has expired if their employer has timely filed with USCIS to extend their stay in the United States. Effective February 16, 2016, persons in employment authorized H-1B1 status from Chile and Singapore whose employers have timely filed …
The Senate held a hearing on February 25, 2016 on the H-1B high skilled worker program just as employers around the United States are preparing to file for foreign nationals to fill key roles on a temporary basis. The H-1B program permits a U.S. employer to file for a foreign national to temporarily fill a …
On February 11, 2016, Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid introduced a bill which provides access to legal representation for unaccompanied children and other vulnerable persons. The bill was co-sponsored by 8 other Democrat Senators. The bill, S.2540 entitled Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016, provides that the Attorney General may appoint attorneys …