U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on January 30, 2023, that it has begun issuing newly designed permanent resident cards (green cards) and employment authorization documents (EADs). Current cards remain valid until their expiration dates...
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS Reaches Cap for H-2B Additional Returning Worker Visas for First Half of FY 2023
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 18,216 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2023 with start dates on or before March...
Certain Asylum Applicants Can Now Apply for Work Authorization Online
Applicants for employment authorization under category (c)(8), Pending Asylum and Withholding of Removal Applicants and Applicants for Pending Asylum under the ABC Settlement Agreement, can now file Form I-765, Application for Work Authorization, online. To apply for...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re DED Extension for HongKongers
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the South China Morning Post in "U.S. Extends Special 'Safe Haven' Status for Hongkongers Seeking Refuge." Steve said that even if the temporary "safe haven" extension had not been granted in time, that...
New Settlement Agreement Helps H-4 and L-2 Dependent Spouses
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reached a settlement agreement in Edakunni v. Mayorkas that is good news for H-4 and L-2 dependent spouses. Effective January 25, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has returned to a pre-Trump...
USCIS Extends COVID-19-Related Flexibilities Through March 23
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is extending certain COVID-19-related flexibilities through March 23, 2023. Under these flexibilities, USCIS considers a response received within 60 calendar days after the due date for the following requests or...
President Biden Extends and Expands DED Eligibility for Certain Hong Kong Residents
The White House released a memorandum on January 26, 2023, announcing that President Biden has determined that there are "compelling foreign policy reasons" to extend Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for an additional period of 24 months for residents of Hong Kong...
DHS Announces Measures for Haitians in United States: TPS, Special Student Relief
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced several measures to provide relief for Haitians in the United States, including temporary protected status (TPS) and special student relief. Temporary Protected Status DHS extended the designation of Haiti for TPS...
Green Card Validity Extended for Conditional Permanent Residents With a Pending I-751 or I-829
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is extending the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (green cards) for petitioners who properly file Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, or Form I-829, Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on...
Initial Registration for FY 2024 H-1B Cap Opens March 1
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 H-1B cap will open at noon ET on March 1, 2023, and run through noon ET on March 17, 2023. Prospective H-1B cap-subject petitioners or their...
