In February 2022, the House passed the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education and Science (COMPETES) Act, a legislative package that invests in research, innovation and...more
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U.S. embassies and consulates abroad may now waive many in-person appointments for U.S. visas.
Visa applicants for in-person appointment waiver must have a previously issued visa or previous travel to the...more
- DHS and DOL publish Interim Final Rules on H-1B visas and prevailing wage levels.
- DHS tightens “specialty occupation” definition and restricts third-party placement of H-1B employees.
- DOL significantly raises...more
10/23/2020
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- Visa issuance and entry of certain H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and J-1 visa holders are suspended.
- Proclamation does not apply to anyone currently in the United States.
- Proclamation does not apply to anyone who already...more
6/23/2020
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- Proclamation only suspends entry of applicants for an immigrant visa (“green card”) who are currently outside the United States.
- Proclamation does not apply to anyone currently in the United States.
- Proclamation...more
- Most U.S. Embassies and Consulates around the world have suspended visa services and cancelled visa interview appointments.
- Individuals traveling to the United States on a Visa Waiver Program that are subject to the...more
• On May 16, 2019, President Trump announced broad parameters of an immigration plan to address border security, interior enforcement, asylum policy, modernization of ports of entry and the current immigrant visa or “green...more
• Yesterday, May 2, the United States government allowed implementation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, for the first time since the law was enacted in 1996, to permit U.S. nationals to sue persons that “traffic” in...more
5/3/2019
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• Applicants for a green card and for most nonimmigrant visas (including work, student and tourist visas) will be subject to the new DHS rule on “public charge” determination. This will affect the processing of...more
10/12/2018
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On January 27, 2017, President Trump announced restrictions on entry to the United States by several categories of non-citizens. The EO titled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” cites...more