By Chris Musillo
The National Visa Center (NVC) has announced that it is suspending its telephone inquiry line effective May 23, 2022. The move comes as an attempt to address a backlog of inquiry requests at the NVC.
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NVC SUSPENDS ITS TELEPHONE INQUIRY LINE
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CMusillo started a blog post PREMIUM PROCESSING WILL EXPAND TO INCLUDE CERTAIN PENDING EB-1 AND EB-2 I-140 PETITIONSin CMusilloPREMIUM PROCESSING WILL EXPAND TO INCLUDE CERTAIN PENDING EB-1 AND EB-2 I-140 PETITIONS
By Chris Musillo
As part of its initiative to expand premium processing eligibility, on May 24, 2022, USCIS issued a news alert that its premium processing program will be expanded to include certain pending I-140 petitions filed under the...
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JUNE 2022 VISA BULLETIN: ANALYSIS AND PREDICTIONS
By Chris Musillo
The Department of State has just issued the June 2022 Visa Bulletin. This is the ninth Visa Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2022. This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin.
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CMusillo started a blog post USCIS ANNOUNCES INCREASES AUTOMATIC EXTENSION PERIOD FOR CERTAIN EADSin CMusilloUSCIS ANNOUNCES INCREASES AUTOMATIC EXTENSION PERIOD FOR CERTAIN EADS
By Chris Musillo
Beginning May 4, 2022, the USCIS’s automatic extension period for certain EAD categories will temporarily increase from 180 days to up to 540 days.
This is a welcomed change in policy as many EAD extension petitions...
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CMusillo started a blog post SEVP’S DISTANCE LEARNING GUIDANCE EXTENDED FOR 2022-23 ACADEMIC YEARin CMusilloSEVP’S DISTANCE LEARNING GUIDANCE EXTENDED FOR 2022-23 ACADEMIC YEAR
By Chris Musillo
In a Broadcast Message, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) has announced it will extend its guidance originally issued in March 2020 for the 2022-23 academic year.
SEVP has also extended the guidance...
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USCIS RECEIVES 483,927 H-1B CAP REGISTRATIONS
By Chris Musillo
USCIS announced that it has received 483,927 H-1B cap registration during the March 2022 filing period, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption.
This is substantially more than the 308,613...
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MAY 2022 VISA BULLETIN: ANALYIS AND PREDICTIONS
By Chris Musillo
The Department of State has just issued the May 2022 Visa Bulletin. This is the eighth Visa Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2022. This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin.
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H-1B LOTTERY COMPLETE
By Chris Musillo
USCIS has announced that it has received more than 85,000 registrations during the registration period to reach the fiscal year (FY) 2023 H-1B cap. The annual H-1B limit is 85,000, which is the H-1B cap. Accordingly,...
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CMusillo started a blog post USCIS POLICY ALERT: DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN E AND L SPOUSESin CMusilloUSCIS POLICY ALERT: DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN E AND L SPOUSES
By Chris Musillo
On March 18, 2022, USCIS issued a Policy Alert, and updated its Policy Manual accordingly, to apprise certain spouses of E and L nonimmigrants how the USCIS plans to verify their employment authorization.
As...
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CMusillo started a blog post USCIS ENCOURAGES ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS TO FILED I-485S IN THE EB-2 INDIA CATEGORY BASED ON THE APRIL VISA BULLETINin CMusilloUSCIS ENCOURAGES ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS TO FILED I-485S IN THE EB-2 INDIA CATEGORY BASED ON THE APRIL VISA BULLETIN
By Chris Musillo
The recently published April Visa Bulletin advanced the Date for Filing, or Chart B, for the employment-based, second preference (EB-2) category for India a whole year, to September 1, 2014. In addition, USCIS also updated...
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APRIL VISA BULLETIN: FUTURE EB-3 RETROGRESSION?
By Chris Musillo
The Department of State has just issued the April 2022 Visa Bulletin. This is the seventh Visa Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2022. This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin.
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CMusillo started a blog post USCIS REACHES H-1B CAP FOR H-1B CAP CASES FILED IN LAST YEAR’S H-1B CAP LOTTERY (FISCAL YEAR 2022)in CMusilloUSCIS REACHES H-1B CAP FOR H-1B CAP CASES FILED IN LAST YEAR’S H-1B CAP LOTTERY (FISCAL YEAR 2022)
By Chris Musillo
On February 28, 2022, USCIS announced that they received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the 65,000 H-1B regular cap and 20,000 H-1B master’s cap, for fiscal year 2022 (October 2021 to October 2022). It is important...
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CMusillo started a blog post Department of Homeland Security Proposes New Public Charge Rulein CMusilloDepartment of Homeland Security Proposes New Public Charge Rule
By Chris Musillo
The DHS has proposed a new “fair and humane” Public Charge rule meant to clarify its existing policy. The proposed rule is very similar to the current policy, but refines the forms of aid considered under the test.
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CMusillo started a blog post USCIS ISSUES GUIDANCE ON FILING REQUEST FOR “TRANSFER OF UNDERLYING BASIS”in CMusilloUSCIS ISSUES GUIDANCE ON FILING REQUEST FOR “TRANSFER OF UNDERLYING BASIS”
By Chris Musillo
Following its recent News Alert urging eligible applicants to switch employment-based categories, USCIS has issued guidance via its “Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants” webpage on filing a request to transfer...
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MARCH 2022 VISA BULLETIN: ANALYIS AND PREDICTIONS
By Chris Musillo
The Department of State has just issued March 2022 Visa Bulletin. This is the sixth Visa Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2022. This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin.
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