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DHS Announces Temporary Protected Status Extension, Redesignation of Somalia for 18 Months

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The Department of Homeland Security announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia will be extended and redesignated for 18 months from Sept. 18, 2024, to March 17, 2026. The extension and redesignation respond...more

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DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Haiti to Feb. 2026

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended and redesignated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti until Feb. 3, 2026. According to DHS Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the decision to renew and redesignate...more

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DHS: Automatic Extension of Work Authorization for Certain Renewal Applicants

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Good news for those applying for or with pending Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewals. DHS is temporarily reinstituting its 540-day automatic extension of work authorization for eligible individuals....more

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Immigration Alert: TPS Beneficiaries Re-Registration Period Extended

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On September 8, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it was extending the re-registration period for beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the designations of El Salvador, Haiti,...more

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TPS Extension and Redesignation for Afghanistan and Venezuela

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan and Venezuela. TPS for Afghanistan will be extended and redesignated for 18 months,...more

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STEM OPT Update: Additional Degree Fields Now Eligible for 24-Month Extension

On July 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added eight new qualifying fields of study to the STEM Designated Degree Program List. F-1 nonimmigrant students who complete certain programs of study in the...more

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DHS Expands STEM OPT Fields for International Students

On July 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added eight fields of study to the Designated Degree Program List qualifying F-1 students to secure a STEM OPT (science, technology, engineering, mathematics...more

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USCIS Extends Comment Period for Proposed Fee Increases

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USCIS has proposed raising its filing fees – and the burden of those increased fees will fall primarily on employers large and small. For example, the filing fee for an H-1B visa would be raised by 70% from $460 to $780....more

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Somalia Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Extension, Redesignation

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia for 18 months from March 18, 2023, to September 17, 2024. The extension will allow...more

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Temporary Protected Status Extended for Haiti

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti will be extended and redesignated for 18 months from February 4, 2023, until August 3, 2024....more

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DHS Again Extends I-9 Compliance Flexibility, Also Proposes Framework to Allow Alternative Verification Procedures

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), recently extended until July 31, 2023, the temporary policy allowing remote verification of Form I-9 documents for employees...more

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Announces Extension of I-9 Form Flexibilities until July 31, 2023

Due to continued health and safety precautions related to Covid-19, on October 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), announced its extension of...more

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Continuing Flexibility: DHS Extends I-9 Rules Until July 2023

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​​​​​​​On October 11, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), announced an extension to the Form I-9 flexibilities that have been in place since March 2020. As we...more

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DHS Extends Form I-9 Flexibility Through July 31, 2023

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On October 11, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DSH), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), announced that an extension of the Form I-9 flexibilities first announced in March 2020 and updated in March...more

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DHS Announces 18-Month Extension for Burma TPS

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma for an additional 18 months from November 26, 2022, through May 25, 2024, due to the extraordinary and temporary conditions in...more

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Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Extended Into 2024

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelan nationals from September 10, 2022, through March 10, 2024, due to the country’s continuing severe political and economic...more

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Biden Administration Extends Liberian DED

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President Joe Biden extended Deferral of Enforced Departure (DED) and employment authorization for Liberians from June 30, 2022 until June 30, 2024. On September 6, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published...more

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USCIS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela; Extends Current EADs through September 9, 2023 & Allows Beneficiaries to...

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On September 7, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted for public inspection a Federal Register notice describing how beneficiaries under Venezuela’s existing TPS designation can re-register to retain TPS and...more

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Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Extended for Additional 18 Months

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Temporary protected status (TPS) for Venezuelans already in the United States has been extended until March 10, 2024. Venezuelan TPS was first announced by Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro...more

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I-9 Requirement Flexibility Extended Through October 31, 2022

On April 25, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an extension of a policy that provides flexibility on how employers complete Form I-9. The policy allows employers to skip the in-person inspection of Form I-9...more

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Non-Immigrant Employees with Expiring Employment Authorization Documents Get a Lifeline from DHS

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The Department of Homeland Security announced that, effective May 4, 2022, the government was temporarily extending the automatic extension period for certain I-765 Employment Authorization Documents (EADs). Currently,...more

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DHS Has Temporarily Increased Automatic Extensions of Employment Authorization and/or Employment Authorization Documents (EADs)

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Normally, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations provide for an automatic extension period of up to 180 days from the expiration date stated on the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) for applicants...more

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Employers Breathe Sigh of Relief as Immigration Officials Extend Employment Authorization for Many Workers

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Thanks to a new rule published yesterday, a broad group of nonimmigrant workers waiting for their employment authorization cards will have their temporary work authorizations extended for 540 days from their expiration date –...more

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USCIS Increases Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization Documents

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On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) that increases the automatic extension period for certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for up to...more

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DHS Extends I-9 Compliance Flexibility

On April 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced an extension of compliance flexibility related to Form I-9 employment eligibility verification...more

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