By: Maria Schneider
Beginning Monday, June 1, 2020, the USCIS will reinstate premium processing on certain applications. Below is a list of case types and the date on which premium processing will be reinstated.
June 1 –...
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USCIS REINSTATES PREMIUM PROCESSING
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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... -
CMusillo started a blog post JUNE 2020 VISA BULLETIN: PROGRESS FOR PHILS AND WW EB-3; EB-1in CMusilloJUNE 2020 VISA BULLETIN: PROGRESS FOR PHILS AND WW EB-3; EB-1
By: Chris Musillo
The Department of State has just issued the June 2020 Visa Bulletin. This is the ninth Visa Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2020. This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin.
June 2020 Visa Bulletin
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TWENTY HOUSE CO-SPONSORS ON HR 6788 (HWRA)
By: Chris Musillo
Everyone has been working hard to drum up support for the HWRA in the Senate. We have not however forgotten about the House and bill HR 6788. We are pleased to announce that the bill now has 20 co-sponsors in the House... -
FOURTEEN SENATE CO-SPONSORS ON HWRA S.3599
By: Chris Musillo
Everyone has been working hard behind the scenes to drum up support for the HWRA. We are pleased to announce that the bill now has 14 co-sponsors in the Senate. We continue to have a bipartisan mix of Senators from both... -
BBuchanan started a blog post USCIS Has New Temporary Policy on Acceptance of LIst B Documentsin BBuchananUSCIS Has New Temporary Policy on Acceptance of LIst B Documents
By: Bruce Bruchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
The Department of Homeland Security, through the USCIS, has announced a temporary change in the acceptance of List B identity documents during the I-9 verification process. Beginning... -
HWRA HOUSE BILL FORMALLY INTRODUCED
By: Chris Musillo
Members Brad Schneider (D-IL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Abby Finkenauer (D-IA), and Don Bacon (R-NE) introduced the HWRA into the US House of Representatives on May 8, 2020. This is the House version of Senate bill S. 3599. As... -
HWRA FORMALLY INTRODUCED AND ASSIGNED S.3599
By: Chris Musillo
Musillo Unkenholt is pleased to report that the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act has been introduced into the Senate and assigned S. 3599.
The bill is up to six co-sponsors!
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SAY IT AGAIN: THE H-1B DOES NOT TAKE AWAY US WORKERS JOBS
By: Chris Musillo
I run a version of this post every few years. Here is the 2015 version. The Economist liked that version of the post, replicating it here. The data leads to the unimpeachable conclusion that the H-1B visa does not take... -
USCIS Issues New I-9 Handbook for Employers
By: Bruce E. Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
On April 27, 2020, the USCIS released a new “Handbook for Employers – Guidance for Completing Form I-9” (also referred to as M-274). As you may know, the M-274 Handbook for Employers... -
CMusillo started a blog post USCIS EXTENDS SUSPENSION OF IN-PERSON SERVICES DUE TO COVID-19in CMusilloUSCIS EXTENDS SUSPENSION OF IN-PERSON SERVICES DUE TO COVID-19
By: Maria Schneider
The USCIS has extended its suspension of all in-person services until at least June 4, 2020. This cancellation includes interviews for green card cases, Naturalization ceremonies, and biometrics appointments. USCIS will... -
MAY 2020 VISA BULLETIN
By: Chris Musillo
The Department of State has just issued the May 2020 Visa Bulletin. This is the eighth Visa Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2020. This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin.
May 2020 Visa Bulletin
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CMusillo started a blog post PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION REGARDING TEMPORARY HAULT TO IMMIGRATION DUE TO COVID-19in CMusilloPRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION REGARDING TEMPORARY HAULT TO IMMIGRATION DUE TO COVID-19
By: Maria Schneider
President Trump has issued a Presidential Proclamation to temporarily stop the issuance of all immigrant visas (green cards) at Embassies abroad for sixty days effective midnight on April 23, 2020. Contrary to the overarching... -
BBuchanan started a blog post DHS Temporarily Amends Certain H-2A Requirements Due COVID-19in BBuchananDHS Temporarily Amends Certain H-2A Requirements Due COVID-19
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
The Department of Homeland Security, with the support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has announced a temporary final rule to change certain H-2A requirements to help... -
GOVERNMENT AID, COVID-19, AND PUBLIC CHARGE CONCERNS
By: Maria Schneider
Since the Covid-19 outbreak, many questions have arisen concerning government aid, its availability to foreign nationals, and the impact acceptance of various types of government aid will have on the public charge analysis....
