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October 2024 Visa Bulletin Released

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 9/18/2024

The Department of State released the October 2024 Visa Bulletin and USCIS will accept employment-based Adjustment of Status applications based on the more advanced Dates for Filing chart for the beginning of this fiscal...more

Minor Missteps, Major Consequences: Avoiding Big Trouble from Seemingly Small I-9 Errors

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/17/2024

The recent settlement agreement between the Department of Justice and SP Plus Corporation, a Chicago based transportation and parking management company, serves as a critical reminder for employers of their responsibilities...more

Expansion of UK ETA Scheme Announced

Morgan Lewis on 9/16/2024

The UK Home Office published the dates that the United Kingdom’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme will be rolled out to all applicable countries....more

Update on Parole in Place for Spouses of U.S. Citizens: Paused for 14 Days

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 9/12/2024

In our previous alert, we explained that the PIP Program allows noncitizens married to U.S. citizens to apply for Parole In Place (PIP), effectively adjusting their immigration status in the U.S. to that of Permanent...more

EB-1 Immigrant Visa Category Unavailable After Reaching Annual Limit for FY 2024

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 9/6/2024

The Department of State has confirmed that the annual limit for the EB-1 immigrant visa category has been reached for FY2024. Accordingly, no immigrant visas or green cards will be issued for the remainder of the fiscal year,...more

Immigration by the Numbers: Key Stats on FY 2025 H-1B Cap Lottery and H-1B Alternatives

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 9/5/2024

With the second round of the H-1B cap lottery just completed, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has now released statistics for this year’s H-1B cap selections as well as statistics on H-1B...more

Federal Court Temporarily Stays DHS Approvals of Parole-in-Place Applications Under ‘Keeping Families Together’ Program

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/4/2024

On August 26, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an administrative stay enjoining the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from granting parole-in-place requests under the Biden...more

September 2024 Global Immigration Alert

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/3/2024

Please note: while we address certain country-specific updates, this Alert contains information regarding global requirements, policies, and procedures as they stand as of the date of publication. We highly recommend...more

Judge Temporarily Pauses Parole in Place Program for Undocumented Spouses and Stepchildren

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/30/2024

After the Parole in Place Program (“Keeping Families Together”) went into effect on August 19, 2024, sixteen State Attorneys General filed a complaint against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) et. al. The...more

September 2024 Visa Bulletin Released

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 8/19/2024

The Department of State released the September 2024 Visa Bulletin. USCIS will continue to accept employment-based Adjustment of Status applications based on the Final Action Dates chart. Most Employment-Based Categories will...more

New Legalization Processes for U.S. Citizen Spouses and Dreamers Will Start on August 19, 2024

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/6/2024

On June 18, 2024, the White House unveiled two new initiatives to provide a faster path to work authorization for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients—also called Dreamers—and other undocumented...more

USCIS Announces Second H-1B Cap Lottery

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 8/2/2024

On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will conduct a second H-1B cap lottery. The agency will select an additional number of H-1B registrations from the remaining...more

New Biden-Harris Administration Parole in Place Spousal Protection Program: USCIS Will Begin Accepting Applications Starting...

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 7/24/2024

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) previously announced a new spousal protection policy in keeping with the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to keep families together....more

USCIS Extends Work Permits Under TPS Designations for Certain Countries

Littler on 6/27/2024

On June 20, 2024, USCIS extended the validity of certain work permits issued to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan. All impacted...more

July 2024 Visa Bulletin Shows Retrogression in Worldwide EB-3 Final Action Date

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/18/2024

The U.S. Department of State’s July 2024 Visa Bulletin confirms prior predictions of backlogs in the employment-based immigrant visa process for EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers. According to the State Department, high...more

July 2024 Visa Bulletin Released

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 6/13/2024

The Department of State released the July 2024 Visa Bulletin. USCIS will continue to accept employment-based Adjustment of Status applications based on the Final Action Dates chart. Most Employment-Based Categories will...more

June 2024 Visa Bulletin Shows No Advancement in Employment-Based Categories

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/14/2024

The June 2024 Visa Bulletin shows no forward movement in employment-based preference categories, but retrogression could occur soon, according to the U.S. Department of State....more

New Green Card Path for High-Achieving Employees

BakerHostetler on 5/13/2024

On April 10, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Alert advising that it has adopted the Department of Labor’s (DOL) regulatory definition of “Science or Art” for Schedule A, Group II cases....more

June 2024 Visa Bulletin Released

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 5/9/2024

The Department of State released the June 2024 Visa Bulletin. USCIS will continue to accept employment-based Adjustment of Status applications based on the Final Action Dates chart. All Employment-Based Categories will hold...more

May 2024 Visa Bulletin Released

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 4/11/2024

The Department of State released the May 2024 Visa Bulletin. USCIS will continue to accept employment-based Adjustment of Status applications based on the Final Action Dates chart. Most Employment-Based Categories will hold...more

Important UK immigration work visa changes

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/25/2024

UK Skilled Worker Visa – Significant Changes - A major update to the UK immigration rules was published on 14 March 2024. The new rules will become effective on 4 April 2024. Notably, these new rules will affect a large...more

April 2024 Visa Bulletin Continues To Move in the Right Direction on Employer Sponsored Nurse Green Card Cases

Clark Hill PLC on 3/12/2024

Foreign nationals and their sponsoring US employers or US family members have been closely monitoring the monthly releases of the US Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin for the past year to confirm when they will be...more

March 2024 Visa Bulletin Again Shows Little Movement

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/19/2024

The March 2024 Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State and shows little movement from last month....more

March 2024 Immigration Visa Bulletin Released

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 2/16/2024

The Department of State released the March 2024 Visa Bulletin. In March, USCIS will accept employment-based Adjustment of Status applications based on the more modest Final Action Dates chart for the first time this fiscal...more

Preparing for Change: Effective Tactics for Law Firms Amidst Immigration Reforms

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 1/3/2024

Change is inevitable, and for law firms, effective preparation can make all the difference in navigating the complex landscape of immigration reforms. As immigration policies undergo significant transformations, it becomes...more

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