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USCIS New Alien Registration Requirement: Are You on the List?

On March 12, 2025, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services published the Interim Final Rule in the Federal Register, “Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration,” that became effective on April 11, 2025....more

Poyner Spruill LLP

United States Department of Homeland Security’s Alien Registration Requirement to Take Effect

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In February 2025, the United States Department of Homeland Security (“DHS” or “Department”) published an interim final rule mandating a new alien registration requirement for certain non-citizens....more

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Administration Seeks to Implement Mandatory Alien Registration, Effective April 11, 2025

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On February 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it was implementing a registration requirement, requiring certain foreign nationals to register their presence in the United States as part of the...more

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Missed Opportunity: Outdated Schedule A List Means PERM Processing Delays Continue

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The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Proposed Rule to add new occupations to the Schedule A list is “dead,” at least for now. Stakeholders see this as a disappointment and a missed opportunity. •The failure to move forward...more

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DHS Announces Permanent Increase of Automatic EAD Extensions

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a permanent increase in the automatic extension period for certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) up to 540 days. The final rule will take effect on January 13,...more

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USCIS To Increase Filing Fees Effective April 1, 2024

The Department of Homeland Security recently published a Final Rule in the Federal Register establishing a filing fee increase that will go into effect on April 1, 2024. The new fee schedule significantly increases several...more

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Proposed Rulemaking on H-1B Modernization

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On October 23, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued its long-anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking on modernizing the H-1B program. The purpose is to amend regulations governing H–1B specialty occupation...more

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Workplace Law Update: 22 Essential Items on Your August To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

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DHS Publishes New Final Rule Ending Trump-Era Public Charge Restrictions

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On September 9, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a lengthy Final Rule concerning the implementation of the public charge ground of inadmissibility after several years of federal court litigation....more

Burr & Forman

USCIS Increases 180-day EAD Automatic Extension to 540 Days for Certain Applicants

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced a Temporary Final Rule that will increase the 180-day automatic extension period for some Employment Authorization Documents (“EADs”) to 540 days beyond the EAD’s...more

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DOL Proposes Further Delays to New OES Wage Rule

On March 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed delaying the implementation of its final rule entitled “Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United...more

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H-1B Cap Selection Process Update – DHS Postpones Effective Date of Final Rule

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will delay the effective date of a rule issued two weeks prior to the end of the Trump administration that seeks to change how H-1B “specialty occupation” visa applications are...more

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Groundbreaking Changes To The H-1B Lottery In 2021

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Today, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule that would drastically change the lottery system this year. Under the new rule, USCIS would give priority to applications offering the...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Judge Temporarily Blocks USCIS Fee Rule

A federal court has temporarily barred the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from implementing a rule that would have significantly increased many immigration application filing fees. The rule was set to take effect...more

Perkins Coie

USCIS Filing Fee Increase

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On August 3, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a final rule making significant changes to immigration and naturalization related filing fees.The rule goes into effect on October 2, 2020, and the weighted...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

USCIS Will Adjust Filing Fees on October 2, 2020

Effective October 2, 2020, filing fees for certain non-immigrant, immigrant, and naturalization benefit requests will be adjusted to help meet U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) operational needs. As a...more

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Proskauer Files Amici Brief in Six Federal Court Litigations Supporting Coalition Led by Justice in Aging

Proskauer serves as outside counsel to a coalition of nine nonprofit organizations—led by Justice in Aging—supporting dozens of states and organizations in their efforts to stay the implementation of the U.S. Department of...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Medicaid and the Law

As a Public Charge Rule is Finalized by DHS, Concern Over Upcoming DOJ Rule Grows

Last Fall, we wrote about a proposed regulation issued by the Department of Homeland Security that involved one of our favorite topics: the intersection of immigration and health care law. My colleague Christian Springer and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DHS Finalizes Public Charge Rule and Limits Its Applicability from Initially Proposed Regulation

• DHS has announced that it has finalized the previously proposed rule on what immigrants are considered a “public charge.” The final rule was published in the Federal Register on August 14th, 2019. • The rule is effective...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

The Department Of Homeland Security Issues Final “Public Charge” Rule In The Federal Register – Lawsuits Ensue

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its final rules for public inspection, vastly constricting the number of immigrants who might be deemed eligible for lawful permanent residence. As previously...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

H-1B Cap Season is Here. Is Your Company Ready?

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Yesterday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the start of the fiscal year (FY) 2020 cap season, the start dates for premium processing of cap-subject H-1B petitions, and the launch of USCIS’s new...more

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Department Of Homeland Security Publishes Final Rule Regarding H-1B Pre-Registration Process

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 31, 2019 DHS published the final rule for the electronic pre-registration of H-1B cap petitions and changed the order of selection of filings. ...more

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H-1B Regulatory Changes Scheduled to be Effective April 1, 2019/ Confirmed Delay in Changes to H-1B Cap Pre-Registration Process

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The Department of Homeland Security has announced that the proposed regulations making fundamental changes to the H-1B cap-selection process have been finalized and will be published in the Federal Register on January 31,...more

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Trump Administration Blocks Final Rule Creating Legal Immigration Status for Startup Entrepreneurs

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The Trump Administration has delayed the effective date of an Obama Administration rule that would have provided a legal immigration status for foreign entrepreneurs. The rule, originally announced in January 2017, was...more

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