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Last week, on February 25, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed a rule which extended qualification for employment authorization to some H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants seeking employment-based permanent resident statu… Read More

Last year, USCIS implemented a new pilot program in Hartford CT, El Paso TX, Jacksonville FL, Sacramento CA, and San Francisco CA field offices that eliminated self-scheduling of InfoPass appointments online. This program is called the Information Se… Read More

USCIS announced on February 5, 2019 that it will close its office in Moscow, Russia, on March 29, 2019 permanently because of a substantial decrease in demand. The responsibilities of the office in Moscow will be assumed by USCIS office in Athens, Gr… Read More

What is the Foreign Affairs Manual? The Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) and the handbooks associated (FAHs) are a comprehensive source for all of the policies and procedures that govern the U.S. Department of State and Foreign Service. They contain thou… Read More

Health and Human Services published the annual update of the poverty guidelines on February 1, although these guidelines have been in effect since January 11. The guidelines are commonly known as ‘the poverty line,’ and are used by many p… Read More

Last week, we published a blog post regarding the final rule announced by the Department of Homeland Security regarding H-1B visa petitions. This rule has now been published in the Federal Register and AILA has issued a practice alert with details ab… Read More

AILA has issued a practice alert regarding the long processing delays from the USCIS National Benefits Center (NBC) for Form I-765, the Application for Employment Authorization, and Form I-131, the Application for Travel Document. As of January 2019,… Read More

What is the new rule? Today, the Department of Homeland Security posted a final rule that will alter regulations regarding H-1B petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption. This new rule reverses the order in which USCIS sel… Read More