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On March 29, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will expand its premium processing service to include additional immigration benefit case types,...

On March 18, 2022, USCIS issued a Policy Alert with guidance on how E-1, E-2, E-3, and L-2 spouses can document their employment authorization.

On March 3, 2022, Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designated Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months.

In November 2021 DHS announced a new policy recognizing E and L dependent spouses as having employment authorized incident to their status, meaning they do not need to apply for a separate employment authorization document.

The H-1B program allows companies in the United States to temporarily employ foreign workers in occupations that require the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor's degree or higher.

The H-1B program allows companies in the United States to temporarily employ foreign workers in occupations that require the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor's degree or higher.

Employment Authorization Document (EAD) processing times have been severely delayed in recent years, rendering certain dependent nonimmigrants temporarily ineligible to work and causing...

Last week, in response to concerns and unknowns about a new coronavirus variant, called Omicron, President Biden said that most travelers who had been in any of eight countries in southern Africa for the prior 14 days would be barred from entry into the United States.

As we head toward year-end and look forward to 2022, there are planning tips for businesses and individuals to consider in order to retain current U.S. immigration benefits...

As noted in our November 2021 Visa Bulletin post, significant retrogression related to the EB-3 category occurred.