On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced new rules for H-1B foreign workers to help employers fill job vacancies more quickly and more securely! The updates are intended to strengthen the H-1B visa program! Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas stated, “American businesses rely on…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released their third quarter, Fiscal Year 2024 (FY2024) performance data for all Application and Petition Form Types as a statistical table. They have divided the forms by category: Family Based, Employment Based, Humanitarian, Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) , Citizenship and Naturalization, Other, and…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the January 2025 Visa Bulletin UPDATE: When to File Your Adjustment of Status Application for Family-Sponsored or Employment-Based Preference Visas: January 2025 The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the…
We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer…
USCIS has a Social Media Directory on its website, they state that they are making information more accessible, their actual words are “more widely available”! This directory contains USCIS accounts for X (twitter), Facebook, Instagram and many others including regional. Please use the link below to view the directory. USCIS…
The USCIS Forms Updates web page lists their most recently updated forms. The list includes forms as they publish them and includes a brief explanation for the update. The updated form listed below is their most recent addition to the list, dated December 10, 2024! ______ Update to Form I-485,…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the January 2025 Visa Bulletin The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during the reported month for: “Application Final Action Dates” (consistent with prior Visa Bulletins)…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that they have received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap, including the master’s cap, (65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption). They also completed sending non-selection notifications…
The USCIS Forms Updates web page lists their most recently updated forms. The list includes forms as they publish them and includes a brief explanation for the update. The updated form listed below is their most recent addition to the list, dated November 25 and December 2, 2024! ______ Update…
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