The Biden administration has released their final revision of the Trump-era public charge rule, which had previously barred noncitizens from obtaining green cards if they had received a government benefit for more than 12 months in any three-year period. The new rule, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), says that green card applicants will only be disqualified if they are likely to become primarily dependent on the government for subsistence.
Read MoreThe Department of State (DOS) has issued its October 2022 Visa Bulletin. October 1 marks the start of the new fiscal year so all the immigrant visa categories typically benefit from new visa numbers and most immigrant visa applicants see progress in their place in line for permanent residence. Unfortunately, the big news for the October 2022 Visa Bulletin is that the priority date for Indian nationals in the EB-2 category will retrogress by over two years since last month.
Read MoreUSCIS announced today that they have received enough H-1B petitions to meet the statutory limits for FY 2023, which will begin on October 1, 2022. Unlike the last two years, USCIS will not be running a second or third lottery this year (unfortunately).
Read MoreThe Department of State (DOS) has issued its September 2022 Visa Bulletin. The priority dates for all categories will remain the same as in August. The good news is that the fiscal year starts on October 1, which is when the green card numbers available will be replenished. We should see progress in priority dates in the October Visa Bulletin.
Read MoreStarting August 1, 2022, USCIS will expand the availability of premium processing to certain pending Form I-140s for international managers and executives and National Interest Waivers.
Read MoreThe Department of State (DOS) has issued its August 2022 Visa Bulletin. The most important takeaways for August are that the priority date for EB-3 China and India moves forward one month, while EB-2 priority dates stayed the same after several months of significant advancement.
Read MoreEffective June 12, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) no longer requires international travelers to show a negative COVID-19 test result or proof of recovering from COVID-19 prior to boarding a flight to the United States.
Read MoreThe Department of State (DOS) has issued its July 2022 Visa Bulletin. The most important takeaways for July are that the priority date for EB-2 India moves forward by three months and EB-2 China moves forward by one month, while EB-3 India and EB-3 China will stay the same as last month.
Read MoreUSCIS recently announced that it will accept premium processing requests for certain types of pending Form I-140s.
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