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The Department of Homeland Security’s H-2 Final Rule takes Effect

On December 18, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a new H-2 final rule and it will take effect on January 17th, this Friday! USCIS Alert stated, “The H-2 final rule significantly strengthens worker protections by, among other things, imposing new consequences on companies that charge prohibited fees…

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The Department of Homeland Security’s H-1B Final Rule takes Effect

On December 18, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a new H-1B final rule and it will take effect on January 17th, this Friday! USCIS Alert stated, “The H-1B final rule modernizes the H-1B program by streamlining the approval process, increasing its flexibility to better allow employers to…

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Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the First Half of FY 2025

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday, January 10, 2025, that they have received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 20,716 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2025! They will continue to accept petitions for H-2B…

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USCIS’s Citizenship Resource Center

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has a great resource web page, “Citizenship Resource Center”! They have centralized available online information about becoming a U.S. Citizen. This web page includes citizenship preparation materials and activities and is divided into three main sections: Learners – Prepare for U.S. Citizenship Educators…

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USCIS Offices will be Closed on January 9 in Remembrance of Former President Carter!

USCIS Offices will be closed on Thursday, January 9, 2025, in Remembrance of Former President Carter who passed away on December 29, 2024! President Biden has declared Thursday as a Day of Remembrance and ordered all Federal Executive Branch offices closed! For more detailed information, review the USCIS News Alert,…

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President Biden closing the Federal Government on January 9. 2025, as a day of National Mourning!

President Biden has ordered that all Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government to be closed on Thursday, January 9th, as a National Day of Mourning for James Earl Carter Jr., the 39th president of the United States! President Carter passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at the…

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