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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BBuchanan started a blog post E-Verify Issues “Reminder” Email on Steps to Take on TNCsin BBuchananE-Verify Issues “Reminder” Email on Steps to Take on TNCs
By Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
E-Verify appears to be very concerned about employers and employees taking the correct steps after a Tentative Non-confirmation (TNC) is received by the Employer concerning a recently hired employee,... -
CMusillo started a blog post DHS Proposed Rule to Select only the Highest Wages in H-1B CAPin CMusilloDHS Proposed Rule to Select only the Highest Wages in H-1B CAP
By: Maria Schneider
On November 2, 2020, DHS published in the Federal Register its proposed new rule for the 2021 CAP that would give priority to H-1B CAP candidates whose employer promises to pay the highest of the Occupational Employment... -
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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CShusterman started a blog post Immigration And The Pandemic Trump’s New Policy Will Increase Deathsin CShustermanImmigration And The Pandemic Trump’s New Policy Will Increase Deaths
When Donald Trump ran for President in 2016, he repeatedly criticized President Obama for implementing DACA without going through Congress. In 2017, President Trump tweeted “Congress, get ready to do your job – DACA!”
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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... -
USCIS FEE INCREASES SET FOR OCTOBER 2, 2020 HALTED
By: Maria Schneider
On September 29, 2020, a District Court Judge in California stopped the USCIS from implementing their new fee rule set to go into effect on October 2, 2020.
On September 30, 2020, USCIS announced that... -
CMusillo started a blog post OCTOBER 2020 VISA BULLETIN: EB-3 CURRENT FOR ALL BUT CHINA, INDIAin CMusilloOCTOBER 2020 VISA BULLETIN: EB-3 CURRENT FOR ALL BUT CHINA, INDIA
By: Chris Musillo
The Department of State has just issued the October 2020 Visa Bulletin. This is the first Visa Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2021. This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin.
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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,... -
USCIS FINDS MONEY. NO FURLOUGHS IN FY 2020.
By: Chris Musillo
USCIS announced that it will not have to furlough 13,000 employees, which is about two-thirds its workforce. The furloughs were set to begin on August 30, 2020. The agency cited, “unprecedented spending cuts and a steady... -
DISTRICT COURT STOPS NEW PUBLIC CHARGE RULE
By: Maria Schneider
On July 29, 2020, a District Court Judge in New York stopped the USCIS and DOS from enforcing, applying, implementing, or treating as effective the new public charge rule during the national health emergency declared... -
USCIS PUBLISHES FILING FEE INCREASE
By: Maria Schneider
On July 31, 2020, the USCIS published a rule that will increase or decrease USCIS filing fees. The new fees for most business immigration filings are in the table, below. You can find a full list of new fees here.... -
BBuchanan started a blog post ICE Announces Another 30-Day Extension to I-9 Virtual Verificationin BBuchananICE Announces Another 30-Day Extension to I-9 Virtual Verification
By: Bruve Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
On July 20, 2020, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced another extension of allowing remote or virtual verification...
