Filing Deadlines, Foreign Nationals, Time Extensions

Do Weekends Count? SCOTUS Decides They Don’t for Voluntary-Departure Deadline

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/9/2025

On calculating a noncitizen’s voluntary-departure deadline, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a deadline that falls on a weekend or legal holiday automatically extends to the next business day. Monsalvo Velázquez v. Bondi, No....more

USCIS Extends COVID Flexibilities, Likely for Last Time

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 1/27/2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) again extended certain COVID-19-related flexibilities, this time through March 23, 2023. However, USCIS anticipates that this will be the final extension for these...more

Updates in Visa Bulletin May Affect H-1B Extensions Beyond Six-Year Maximum

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/1/2022

The U.S. Department of State’s June 2022 Visa Bulletin reflects a significant advancement in the EB-2 India category. This has provided an opportunity for many applicants for permanent residence to move forward with the...more

USCIS Increases Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Work Permits for Certain Applicants

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 5/5/2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) that increases the automatic extension period for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) available to certain EAD renewal applicants....more

USCIS Operational Changes in Response to COVID-19

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 3/30/2020

Due to the impact of COVID-19 on its operations, USCIS has implemented several changes to the processing of petitions and the completion of forms. USCIS has also temporarily suspended all in-person services at its offices,...more

The Shutdown: USCIS and E-Verify

Burr & Forman on 1/17/2019

The current government shutdown does not affect the vast majority of USCIS’s activities. Their offices are open, and interviews and appointments are proceeding as normal. USCIS continues to accept petitions and applications...more

BE-180: Another BEA Benchmark Survey for Financial Services Providers, Including Managers of Hedge, Private Equity and Other...

Proskauer Rose LLP on 9/1/2015

The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (the "BEA") recently released the final version of the BE-180 report, a five-year benchmark survey that collects data on transactions between U.S. persons that are...more

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