On January 13, 2025, the USCIS announced updated filing procedures for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers. These changes are in response to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)…
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USCIS Sets February 2025 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts for the Visa Bulletin
Categories: Attorneys , Immigration Law , Law Firm , Lawyers , USCIS , Visa Bulletin
Sheetal A. Patel of Pasricha & Patel, LLC, explains the adjustment of status filing charts for the Visa Bulletin
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New H-1B Modernization Rule
Categories: F-1 , H-1B Visa , immigration attorneys , Immigration Law , Law Firm , Legal Advice , USCIS
In December of 2024, USCIS announced a final rule that will be making significant changes to the H-1B nonimmigrant visa category. According to the USCIS, the purpose of said changes…
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USCIS Releases Updated Guidance on Evidence for International Entrepreneur Rule Applicants
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On December 12, 2024 the USCIS released new policy guidance to help people applying for International Entrepreneur Parole. This parole allows foreign entrepreneurs to stay in the U.S. temporarily if…
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USCIS Mandates Submission of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record with Form I-485 for Certain Applicants
Categories: Attorneys , immigration attorneys , Immigration Law , Law Firm , Lawyers , Legal Services , USCIS
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a new requirement for certain applicants filing Form I-485, the Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. Going forward,…
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USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2025 H-1B Cap
Categories: H-1B Visa , Immigration Law , USCIS
On December 2, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the…
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USCIS Simplifies Naturalization Process for Lawful Permanent Residents
Categories: Citizenship , Immigration Law , Naturalization , USCIS
On November 14, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated their policy manual in regard to the naturalization process. Under the new guidance, a naturalization applicant’s burden in…
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USCIS Sets October 2024 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts For the Visa Bulletin
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Sheetal A. Patel of Pasricha & Patel, LLC, explains the adjustment of status filing charts for the Visa Bulletin
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Second Random Selection from Previously Submitted Registrations Complete for FY 2025 H-1B Regular Cap
H-1B visas are one of the most widely used visas for non-immigrant workers in the United States. This is because it allows companies to hire foreign workers for specialized jobs…
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USCIS Sets September 2024 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts For the Visa Bulletin
Categories: Citizenship , USCIS
With the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”)’s publication of its September 2024 visa bulletin, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has decided that it will continue to use the…
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USCIS Allows For Remote Examination of Employees’ Documents in Certain Situations
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In 2022, USCIS started allowing employers who were enrolled in E-Verify to remotely examine their employees’ Form I-9 documents. If employers began using the remote examination method, they must do…
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USCIS Issues Policy Guidance and Clarifications on Children’s Acquisition of Citizenship
Categories: Citizenship , USCIS
In a recent update from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), new clarifications were provided regarding the acquisition of U.S. citizenship by children born abroad. To clarify, acquisition…
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USCIS Increases Investment and Revenue Thresholds for International Entrepreneur Rule
Categories: Business Immigration , Entrepreneurship , Immigration Law , International Entrepreneur Rule , USCIS
Effective October 1, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will increase the investment and revenue thresholds under the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER). This adjustment mandated every three years…
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