U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be publishing the list of eligible countries for the H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs on January 17, 2020 in the Federal Register. The list of eligible countries was developed by both USCIS and DHS…
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2020 1st Quarter
The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) provides an updated ‘processing times’ in table form, with information on FY2020 first quarterly completions; October 2019 to December 2019. These figures indicate the time that it takes from the date the case is received at AAO coming from the Service Center or District Office…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 31, 2020
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…
How Immigrates impact each State (fact sheets): Oklahoma, Oregon and Pennsylvania!
The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state. With national immigration policy being discussed, we…
Visa Bulletin – February 2020
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the February 2020 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) and…
Five Changes that will Impact Legal Immigrants in 2020
The Trump Administration has made many changes to the legal immigration system that will take effect in 2020. These changes will impact the lives of millions of legal immigrants already living in the United States. This Miami Herald news article listed five that they feel will affect legal immigrant’s lives…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 17, 2020
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
116th Congress (January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021) Hearings on Immigration House Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Committee: U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee, Border Security, Facilitation, & Operations Title: Assessing the Adequacy of DHS Efforts to Prevent Child Deaths in Custody Time: 10:00 am Place: 310 Cannon House…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 17, 2020
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…
House Democrats demand answers regarding holding of Iranian-Americans at Canadian Border
Six House Democrats, all Chairman or Vice Chairs of relative congressional committees have sent a letter to the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf, the Acting Commissioner of the CBP, Mark Morgan and Port Director, Kenneth Williams demanding to know why 200 Iranian-Americans were delayed for up to 12…