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Burr & Forman

USCIS Expands Automatic Employment Authorization Extensions and Nonimmigrant Categories Eligible to Work Incident to Status

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Employment Authorization Document (EAD) processing times have been severely delayed in recent years, rendering certain dependent nonimmigrants temporarily ineligible to work and causing gaps in some U.S. employers’...more

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100 Days of the Biden Administration, Part II: Key Labor and Employment Policy Developments

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In its first 100 days in office, the Biden administration has advanced its policy priorities, many of which have involved repealing the policy accomplishments of the previous presidential administration. The Biden...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Litigation Over H-4 EAD Rule Rescission Continues

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The uncertainty regarding the rescission of the H-4 EAD Rule continues to drag on and the plaintiffs in Save Jobs USA v. United States Department of Homeland Security are getting tired of waiting. Save Jobs, a group of...more

Dickinson Wright

New USCIS Regulations To Retain High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers

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The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) published new regulations effective January 17, 2017 which modernize and improve aspects of certain employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa programs. The...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Immigration Policy Choices Under the New Administration

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Now that the election is over, focus turns to the U.S. immigration policy of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s administration over the next four years. Forecasts of this type are never easy with any new President; the task is...more

BakerHostetler

USCIS Publishes Long-Awaited High-Skilled Immigration Rule

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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published its long-awaited “High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers” regulation today, Nov. 18, 2016. This regulation was proposed on Dec. 31, 2015. It will become...more

Baker Donelson

H-1B Cap FY2017 and Aftermath

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The USCIS received over 236,000 H-1B petitions during this year’s FY2017 filing period for the annual supply of 85,000 new H-1B visas (65,000 for regular cap plus an additional 20,000 for workers with a U.S. Master’s degree)....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Obama’s Executive Actions on Immigration: An Update to Two Key Initiatives Designed to Enhance the Employment of Highly Skilled...

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In November 2014, President Obama issued a number of executive actions designed to make significant changes to the U.S. immigration system. The most controversial initiatives were the deferred action policies aimed at...more

Franczek P.C.

White House Releases Report on Improving and Modernizing the Immigration System to Meet 21st Century Needs

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Earlier this month, the White House released a review of the United States’ immigration policies in a report entitled, “Modernizing & Streamlining our Legal Immigration System for the 21st Century.” The Report highlights key...more

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Fifth Circuit Rejects Obama Administration’s Effort to Free Executive Actions From Injunction

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On May 26, 2015 a three judge panel for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a request by the Obama administration to lift an injunction currently blocking aspects of President Obama’s executive action on immigration....more

Littler

USCIS to Halt Premium Processing Service for H-1B Extensions

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On May 19, 2015, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it will temporarily halt acceptance of premium processing requests for all H-1B Extension of Stay petitions from May 26, 2015 through July 27,...more

Epstein Becker & Green

May 2015 Special Immigration Alert - Premium Processing Option for H-1B Extensions Is Temporarily Suspended II.USCIS Announces...

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I. Premium Processing Option for H-1B Extensions Is Temporarily Suspended - On May 19, 2015, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it will temporarily suspend 15-day premium processing...more

Carlton Fields

USCIS to Accept Employment Authorization Applications from Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses

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Beginning May 26, 2015, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will accept applications for employment authorization from certain H-4 Dependent Spouses. The USCIS will reject any applications received...more

Baker Donelson

H-1Bs, H-4s and H-2Bs – Oh, My! Big developments in the H Nonimmigrant Visa Classifications, and Expanded DACA and DAPA are...

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Effective May 26, 2015, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting work authorization for H-4 spouses of two groups of H-1B nonimmigrant workers: those who have an approved I-140 petition...more

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Final Rule Extending Work Authorization to H-4 Dependent Spouses Expected Soon

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In his recent State of the Union address, President Obama made clear that In his recent State of the Union address, President Obama made clear that he would veto efforts by the Republican-controlled Congress to undo some of...more

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More Executive Action on Immigration Reform: Work Authorization For H-4 Spouses

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In a new draft rule notable not only for its substantive content but also for the fact that it represents another incremental immigration reform measure undertaken by executive action in lieu of stalled Congressional...more

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