U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is extending certain COVID-19-related flexibilities through January 24, 2023, to assist applicants, petitioners, and requestors. Under these flexibilities, USCIS considers a response received within...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Worldwide Visa Operations Recovering Faster Than Expected, State Dept. Announces
On October 21, 2022, the Department of State (DOS) announced that worldwide visa operations are recovering faster than expected from COVID-19-pandemic-related effects. As a result, the agency has doubled hiring of U.S. Foreign Service personnel and said it expects to...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr to Speak on Recent STEM Immigration Changes
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr will speak at a webinar on recent administrative changes to help immigrant workers in STEM fields. The free webinar, sponsored by the American Immigration Council, will be held Tuesday October 25, 2022, at 1 pm ET. To...
Coalition Urges the University of California to Hire Undocumented Students
A coalition of students and legal scholars has proposed that the 10 University of California campuses hire undocumented students. They are challenging federal immigration laws that prohibit the hiring of undocumented persons by U.S. employers, based on a new legal...
USCIS Updates Guidance on Medical Exceptions to Naturalization Requirements for Applicants With Disabilities
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on October 19, 2022, that it has updated its policy guidance to clarify and conform with the revision of Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions. Naturalization applicants with a physical...
Fortune 500 Companies Call for Protection of DACA Program, ‘Dreamers’
Several large U.S. corporations have launched an advertising campaign to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, whose more than 600,000 beneficiaries are called "Dreamers." They argue in an open letter that they "face another crisis if...
USCIS Issues Filing Guidance for CW-1 Petitions Seeking to Extend Status
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on October 18, 2022, that it will consider certain CW-1 petitions seeking an extension of status for temporary workers present in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to be filed on time,...
DHS Designates Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status
The Department of Homeland Security announced the designation of Ethiopia for temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 months. Only individuals who were already residing in the United States as of October 20, 2022, will be eligible for TPS. This is the first TPS...
USCIS Implements New Process for Venezuelans
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began implementing a new process for Venezuelans on October 18, 2022. As announced previously, the new process will provide a "lawful and streamlined" way for nationals of Venezuela who are "outside the United States...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Possible DACA Legislation
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Gothamist in "For New York City 'Dreamers,' Now is the Time to Act on Immigration Reform." He noted that immigrant rights advocates are "working hard behind the scenes" to get legislation passed...
