Immigration Insider
ABIL Immigration Insider • October 2, 2022
In this issue: 1. Agencies Release Hurricane Ian-Related Guidance – The Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification and the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, released guidance related to the effects of Hurricane Ian. 2. USCIS Extends Green Card Validity to 24 Months […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • September 1, 2022
In this issue: 1. Visa Bulletin for September Notes ‘Steady Increase’ in Demand for Employment-Based Visas – Beginning September 1, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will no longer accept a single, combined fee payment when an applicant or petitioner files EB-5 applications or petitions with related forms. 2. E-Verify Updates Initial Enrollment Process – […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • August 7, 2022
In this issue: 1. Certain Afghan Parolees to Receive Notices of EAD Extension – Certain Afghan parolees will receive notices indicating that the Department of Homeland Security is extending the validity of their employment authorization documents to align with the parole period shown on their Arrival/Departure Records. 2. USCIS Will No Longer Accept Combined Fee […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • July 3, 2022
In this issue: 1. OFLC Publishes Prevailing Wage Data, Implements 2018 SOC Codes – An OFLC announcement includes details on how new labor certification applications, and applications in process, will be handled with respect to SOC codes. 2. USCIS Urges Employment-Based Adjustment Applicants to Promptly Send Medical Forms When Requested – The agency is urging […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • June 5, 2022
In this issue: 1. Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for Second Half of FY 2022 – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 23,500 visas made available for returning workers only, under the recently announced H-2B supplemental cap temporary final rule. 2. USCIS […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • May 1, 2022
In this issue: 1. ICE Announces Extension of I-9 Flexibilities to October 31, 2022 – The extension relates to deferral of the physical presence requirements of the employment eligibility verification process for certain employees. 2. USCIS Stops Applying Certain EAD Provisions for Asylum Applicants – In response to a decision in Asylumworks v. Mayorkas, U.S. […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • April 3, 2022
In this issue: 1. DHS, DOL Announce Additional 35,000 H-2B Nonagricultural Visas for Second Half of FY 2022 – The Departments of Homeland Security and Labor announced a forthcoming joint temporary final rule to make available an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for the second half of FY 2022. The visas will be […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • March 6, 2022
In this issue: 1. DHS Designates Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status; Immigration Help in ‘Special Situations’ Available on Case-by-Case Basis – The Department of Homeland Security announced the designation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status for 18 months. Eligible individuals must have continuously resided in the United States since March 1, 2022. Also, USCIS issued […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • February 6, 2022
In this issue: 1. International Entrepreneur Update: National Advocacy Groups Recommend Streamlining Parole Program; House Passes Bill To Create New Visa – There have been several recent developments of interest to international entrepreneurs. 2. USCIS Releases Form I-9 Guidance for H-2B Workers Seeking to Change Employers – The guidance is related to a joint temporary […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • January 2, 2022
In this issue: 1. USCIS Extends Flexibilities for Responding to Certain Agency Requests – The flexibilities apply if the issuance date listed on the request, notice, or decision is between March 1, 2020, and March 26, 2022, inclusive. USCIS said it will consider a response to such requests and notices received within 60 calendar days […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • December 5, 2021
In this issue: 1. Biden Administration Increases Travel Restrictions in Response to New ‘Omicron’ Coronavirus Variant – In a rapidly developing situation, following new travel bans imposed on several countries, the Biden administration announced additional measures, effective December 6, 2021, including a requirement that inbound international passengers take a COVID-19 viral test within a day […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • November 7, 2021
In this issue: 1. House Budget Reconciliation Bill Retains High-Skilled Immigrant Provisions, Would Impose Fee Increases – The House of Representatives’ draft social spending bill contains several immigration measures, including provisions paving the way for high-skilled scientists and engineers, and raising immigration-related fees. 2. CDC Issues Order for Negative Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test or Documentation of […]