By: Chris Musillo
The Department of State has just issued the December 2020 Visa Bulletin. This is the third Visa Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2021. This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin.
December 2020 Visa Bulletin...
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DECEMBER 2020 VISA BULLETIN: ANALYSIS AND PREDICTIONS
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DOL WAGES: LAWSUITS AND ALTERNATIVE SURVEYS
By: Chris Musillo
At our recent webinar, MU attorneys discussed the new DOL wage rule and how it could greatly raise prevailing wages for H-1B petitions and EB-2 and EB-3 green cards. More on this topic here. We want to give our clients... -
CMusillo started a blog post NOVEMBER 2020 VISA BULLETIN: LATE PUBLICATION, BUT EXCELLENT NEWSin CMusilloNOVEMBER 2020 VISA BULLETIN: LATE PUBLICATION, BUT EXCELLENT NEWS
By: Chris Musillo
The Department of State has just issued the November 2020 Visa Bulletin. This is the second Visa Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2021. This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin.
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IMPLICATIONS OF THE NEW DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WAGE LEVELS
By: Maria Schneider
Effective October 8, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new rule dramatically increasing prevailing wages for H-1B, EB-2, and EB-3 workers. The new rule changes the computation of the four levels of wages when... -
CMusillo started a blog post DOL AND USCIS DRAMATICALLY ALTER EMPLOYMENT BASED IMMIGRATIONin CMusilloDOL AND USCIS DRAMATICALLY ALTER EMPLOYMENT BASED IMMIGRATION
By: Chris Musillo
In two sweeping and lengthy regulations the USCIS and DOL have attempted to jam through last minute rules that dramatically alter employment-based immigration. The DOL rule takes effect on Thursday October 8. The USCIS... -
CONSIDERATIONS WHEN DOWNGRADING FROM EB2 to EB3
By: Maria Schneider
Following the USCIS’s announcement in late September that it will accept the favorable October FY 2021 visa bulletin filing dates, many candidates have seen a significant improvement in their chances to file a long-awaited... -
PUBLIC CHARGE RULE IS REINSTATED BY USCIS
By: Maria Schneider
On September 22, 2020 the USCIS reinstated the new public charge rule.
Guidance on the USCIS website states that the USCIS will apply the public charge rule to all petitions postmarked after February 24,... -
221g CRISIS IN MANILA APPEARS TO HAVE ENDED
By: Chris Musillo
Thanks to aggressive lobbying and advocacy by the AAIHR, MU Law believes that immigrant visas are again being issued to applicants who apply through the US Embassy in Manila. This week, a notable number of MU Law clients... -
AUGUST 2020 VISA BULLETIN: EB3 JUMPS ONE FULL YEAR
By: Chris Musillo
The Department of State has just issued the August 2020 Visa Bulletin. This is the eleventh Visa Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2020. This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin.
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FAQ REGARDING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S RECENT VISA BAN
By: Maria Schneider
President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation stop the issuance of H-1B, L-1, J-1, and H-2B and dependent visa stamps at Embassies until December 31, 2020. For a detailed analysis of the visa of the Proclamation... -
CMusillo started a blog post TRUMP ISSUES WIDE RANGING EXECUTIVE ORDER BANNING NEW LEGAL EMPLOYMENT BASED IMMIGRANTS UNTIL 2021in CMusilloTRUMP ISSUES WIDE RANGING EXECUTIVE ORDER BANNING NEW LEGAL EMPLOYMENT BASED IMMIGRANTS UNTIL 2021
By: Chris Musillo
Last night, President Trump updated and expanded his April Presidential Proclamation that had banned legal immigrant visas for 60 days. Last night’s ban extends the April legal immigration ban through December 31, 2020... -
CMusillo started a blog post EMPLOYMENT BASED IV QUOTA COULD INCREASE BY 60,000 IN FY 2021in CMusilloEMPLOYMENT BASED IV QUOTA COULD INCREASE BY 60,000 IN FY 2021
By: Chris Musillo
The Department of State expects that there will be “significant advancement” in many categories, including all EB-1s and EB-5s, as well as EB-3 Worldwide and Philippines, starting in FY 2021 (October 2020 Visa Bulletin).... -
JULY 2020 VISA BULLETIN: PROGRESS FOR PHILS AND WW EB-3
By: Chris Musillo
The Department of State has just issued the July 2020 Visa Bulletin. This is the tenth Visa Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2020. This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin.
July 2020 Visa Bulletin
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HWRA CO-SPONSOR LIST GROWS AND GROWS
By: Chris Musillo
Support for the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act continues to grow. In the Senate, co-sponsorship of S. 3599 has grown to 26 Senators. Several others will be announced shortly. Over one-quarter of all Senators in... -
US NURSING SUPPLY IS AT A CRISIS
By: Chris Musillo
Nursing supply was already at a tipping point before the COVID-19 crisis. The US was struggling to satisfy rising demand in the face of a decade-long and acute nursing shortage, which was projected to balloon to 200,000...
