The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that effective January 22nd that they are waiving all requirements that applicants for adjustment of status to a lawful permanent resident (often called a green card), that they received the COVID-19 vaccination. The USCIS has waived the requirement to prove you received…
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 1/24/25
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2025 USCIS Forms Updates including Form G-1055 Fee Schedule – 1/6 and 1/13
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 January 6 & 13, 2025! Update to…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 24, 2025
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…
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Federal Holiday
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.” I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of…
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…
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…
Visa Bulletin – February 2025
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the February 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)…
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…
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…