On Thursday, April 14, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security announced that they were designating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of Cameroon for 18 months. This designation of TPS is based upon extreme violence perpetrated by government forces and armed separatists, and a rise in attacks led by Boko Haram in Cameroon making return…
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 22, 2022
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…
Video – C-SPAN interview with AILA President about Immigration Cases after Title 42 Removal
This is a C-SPAN interview with Allen Orr, President of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) about how the removal of title 42 will affect immigration cases. The Biden administration on Friday rescinded Title 42, the Trump-era policy that allows for the rapid expulsion of migrants at the border and blocks them from…
Visa Bulletin – May 2022
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the May 2022 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)…
4.4 Million Ukrainian Refugees Flood Europe!
The United Nations has reported that over 11 million Ukrainians have been displaced since the Russian invasion which began on February 24, 2022. The Russia invasion of Ukraine has forced over 4.4 million Ukrainians to cross its border into any neighboring countries which will accept them, also making this the largest displacement…
AAO Processing Times – FY 2022 2nd Quarter
The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) provides an updated ‘processing times’ in table form, with information on FY2022 second quarterly completions; January 2022 to March 2022. 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…
DHS and DOL to Supplement the H-2B Cap with Additional Visas for Second Half of Fiscal Year 2022
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) announced on Thursday, March 31, 2022, that they would be adding 35,000 additional H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2022. These additional visas will be set aside for U.S. employers seeking…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 4/8/22
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E-Verify Records Disposal Date Extended to May 6
USCIS has moved their date to dispose of E-Verify records older than 10 years old to May 6, 2022. All E-Verify records dated on or before December 31, 2011, will be removed from their database. If you would like to download your case information from their Historic Records Report please…
USCIS Service Center Expands Credit Card Payment Pilot Program to All Forms
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Wednesday, March 30th, as part of their credit card payment pilot program, the USCIS service centers are now accepting credit card payments using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions, for all their forms. The future goal of this USCIS pilot program is…