Certain H-1B petitions and fiscal year (FY) 2023 H-1B cap petitions awaiting intake at the Vermont Service Center (VSC) are being transferred to the California Service Center (CSC) for data entry and adjudication. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Miller Mayer Immigration Attorneys Speak at Immigration Conference This Week
Two Miller Mayer immigration attorneys will speak at the American Immigration Lawyers Association's annual conference on Immigration Law this week in New York City. The conference is the biggest conference on immigration law each year. Steve Yale-Loehr will moderate a...
Federal Judge Vacates Biden Immigration Enforcement Memorandum
On June 10, 2022, a U.S. district judge in the Southern District of Texas vacated the Biden administration's September 2021 memorandum on immigration enforcement prioritization as "arbitrary and capricious, contrary to law, and failing to observe procedure under the...
OFLC Announces Rollout of Updated Standard Occupational Classification System
The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) will begin using the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system on July 1, 2022, in place of the 2010 SOC system. Since September 1999, the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics...
Visa Bulletin Includes Diversity Immigrant Visa Availability
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for July 2022 includes information on diversity visa availability for the months of July and August. Related Link: Dept. of State Visa Bulletin for July 2022
Portability Continued for Certain H-2B Workers Seeking to Change Employers
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that portability will continue for petitions received by USCIS through January 24, 2023, for H-2B workers already in the United States. On May 18, 2022, the Departments of Homeland Security and Labor...
USCIS Corrects Employment Authorization Renewal Receipt Notices
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that between May 4, 2022, and June 2, 2022, it sent out receipt notices for Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, with incorrect information. The incorrect notices included language relating...
DHS Designates Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has designated Cameroon for temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 months, effective June 7, 2022, through December 7, 2023. This designation allows Cameroonian nationals (and individuals having no nationality who last...
State Dept. Removes Required DV Entry Form Passport-Related Details in Response to Court Order
In response to a U.S. district court ruling, the Department of State is removing from the Code of Federal Regulations amendments published in an interim final rule on June 5, 2019, requiring principal entrants submitting an electronic diversity visa entry form to...
CDC Rescinds Order Requiring Negative COVID-19 Test Before Flight to United States
As of June 12, 2022, air travelers to the United States no longer need to show a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery before boarding, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced. CDC continues to recommend that travelers...
