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January Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the January 2021 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) ava…
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Last week on December 1, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California set aside the Interim Final Rule Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States 85 FR 638…
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Last week, on December 2, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed S. 386, The Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act, by unanimous consent. This bill made changes to the 2019 House version of the bill (HR 1044), but most of the immigration provisions were unc…
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December Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the December 2020 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) a…
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USCIS recently updated its policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the educational requirements for naturalization. The educational requirements include knowledge and understanding of the English language and of the history and governmen…
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What is a Receipt Number? USCIS receipt numbers are unique, 13-character identifiers that distinguish and track cases. A receipt number can be used to verify the status of a case. They also allow recipients to track their cases online or over the pho…
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Last month, on October 8, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) submitted an interim final rule to the Office of the Federal Register regarding regulations governing labor certifications and labor condition applications. The rule took effect upon publi…
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On November 2, 2020 the district court in Cook County, Illinois, et al v. Wolf et. al., (19-cv-6334), granted summary judgement in favor of Plaintiffs on their claim that DHS’s Public Charge Rule (84 Fed. Reg. 41, 292) violates the Administrati…
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November Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released the November 2020 Visa Bulletin this week. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”)…
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Effective next Monday, October 19, 2020, USCIS will increase the fees for premium processing. Currently, the fee for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, is $1,440 for all filings. Starting on Monday, this fee will be raised to $2,500 for all…
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