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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status. less -

USCIS’s New Rule Increases Automatic EAD Extensions from 180 to 540 Days

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/11/2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a temporary final rule to increase the automatic extension period for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for certain renewal categories from 180 days to up to...more

DHS: Automatic Extension of Work Authorization for Certain Renewal Applicants

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/10/2024

Good news for those applying for or with pending Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewals. DHS is temporarily reinstituting its 540-day automatic extension of work authorization for eligible individuals....more

UPDATED/Employers: Planning for the Fiscal Year 2025 H-1B Cap and Registration Process Begins Now - Changes in Effect

Miller Canfield on 3/25/2024

UPDATE: Employers should be advised that USCIS has extended the H-1B CAP registration period for FY2025. The registration period was initially set to close at 12:00 pm EST on March 22, 2024, but has now been extended to 12:00...more

USCIS Extends FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registration Deadline to Noon on March 25, 2024

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/25/2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended the agency’s deadline to register candidates for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap lottery, providing additional time for companies and attorneys to complete the...more

Syrian TPS Extended, Redesignated

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/31/2024

USCIS announced the extension and redesignation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months from April 1, 2024, to Sept. 30, 2025. The redesignation is based on the continuing civil war and the accompanying...more

USCIS Updates Policy on Untimely Filed Extensions of Stay and Change of Status Applications

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/31/2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its policy manual to clarify the circumstances under which the agency, in its discretion, may forgive a failure to timely file a nonimmigrant extension of stay or...more

Immigration Alert: TPS Beneficiaries Re-Registration Period Extended

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 12/15/2023

On September 8, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it was extending the re-registration period for beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the designations of El Salvador, Haiti,...more

Maryland Extends J-1 Conrad 30 Waiver Application Deadline into Early 2024

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 12/7/2023

Maryland health care employers and J-1 physicians who commit to serve the underserved in Maryland and who missed Conrad 30 waiver application deadline Dec. 1 are in luck: The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has reopened...more

USCIS Increases EAD Validity Period to Five Years for Certain Categories

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/5/2023

On September 27, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an update to the USCIS Policy Manual to increase the maximum validity period to five years for initial and renewal Employment Authorization...more

Automatic 540-Day Extension of Certain EAD Renewals Will Expire for Foreign National Workers in October: What Should Employers Do...

Fisher Phillips on 9/1/2023

By the end of October, a temporary rule that has been allowing certain foreign nationals to receive an increased period of automatically extended authorization to work in the United States for the past year will expire – and...more

DHS Expands STEM OPT Fields for International Students

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 7/24/2023

On July 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added eight fields of study to the Designated Degree Program List qualifying F-1 students to secure a STEM OPT (science, technology, engineering, mathematics...more

Important USCIS Update- Employers Should Act Now: Complete In-Person Physical I-9 Inspections and Update Forms I-9 Completed...

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 5/25/2023

On May 5, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the previously issued COVID-19 temporary flexibilities allowing for the virtual review of employees’ Form I-9 documents for the Form I-9...more

Back to the Past: In-Person Document Inspection for I-9 Forms Resumes

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 5/12/2023

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is ending employers’ ability to remotely inspect I-9 documents on July 31, 2023. Employers will have an additional 30 days, until August...more

USCIS Extends Suspension of Biometrics Requirement for Certain Nonimmigrant Dependent Applications

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/25/2023

On April 19, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the temporary suspension of the biometrics requirement for certain individuals filing Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant...more

USCIS Ends COVID-19-Related Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests on Notices Dated After March 23, 2023

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/27/2023

On March 23, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that COVID-19–related deadline extensions for responses to agency notices or requests, such as Requests for Evidence and Notices of Intent to...more

USCIS Extends Comment Period for Proposed Fee Increases

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/1/2023

USCIS has proposed raising its filing fees – and the burden of those increased fees will fall primarily on employers large and small. For example, the filing fee for an H-1B visa would be raised by 70% from $460 to $780....more

USCIS Announces Extension of Validity of Certain Green Cards

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 2/6/2023

USCIS is extending the validity of conditional permanent residence cards, or green cards, for 48 months beyond the card’s expiration date. The move is in response to the long processing delays for those filing petitions to...more

The Ever-Changing Landscape of Immigration Policies: Updates on Recent USCIS Announcements

Jackson Walker on 2/1/2023

USCIS has recently announced important immigration policies involving COVID-19, H-4 and L-2 applications, EB-1 and EB-2 Form 1-140 petitions, F-1 students, and permanent resident cards (“green cards”)....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

USCIS extends immigration related due dates and temporary flexibility for Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, for the...

Fox Rothschild LLP on 1/27/2023

On January 24, 2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced another extension of certain COVID-19-related flexibilities, now through March 23, 2023. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) originally...more

USCIS Automatically Extends Green Card Validity for Naturalization Applicants

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/21/2022

On December 12, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would automatically extend the validity of permanent resident cards (green cards) for lawful permanent residents (LPRs) who have...more

USCIS Extends Waiver of 60-Day Rule for Medical Examination Form I-693

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/7/2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended the temporary waiver of the requirement that a civil surgeon’s signature on Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, be dated no...more

DHS Announces 18-Month Extension for Burma TPS

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/4/2022

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma for an additional 18 months from November 26, 2022, through May 25, 2024, due to the extraordinary and temporary conditions in...more

USCIS Increases Automatic Extension Period for Certain Green Card Renewal Applicants

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/3/2022

On September 28, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that certain Permanent Resident Cards (also known as green cards) would automatically be valid for twenty-four months from the...more

USCIS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela; Extends Current EADs through September 9, 2023 & Allows Beneficiaries to...

UB Greensfelder LLP on 9/8/2022

On September 7, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted for public inspection a Federal Register notice describing how beneficiaries under Venezuela’s existing TPS designation can re-register to retain TPS and...more

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