On May 9, 2022, Bloomberg Law published "Tourism Industry Rebound Hampered by Long Visa Processing Delays." The article notes that international travel to the United States is not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024 at the earliest, in large part...
Topic: Immigration Updates
New Lockbox Filing Location Updates Webpage
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) launched a new webpage with lockbox filing location updates. For example, the webpage notes that: On May 2, 2022, USCIS updated the filing locations for applicants filing Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected...
USCIS Corrects Eligibility Date on South Sudan TPS-Based EADs
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a correction on May 10, 2022, to its notice on the extension and redesignation of South Sudan for temporary protected status (TPS), which was published on March 3, 2022. Under the "General Employment-Related...
Foreign Labor Certification Updates
The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) announced updates to public disclosure data and selected program statistics; the H-2B Foreign Labor Recruiter List; and tips and assistance for stakeholders filing applications for prevailing wage...
New Forms, New Program Requirements Announced for Entities Seeking Regional Center Designation Under EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published two new forms for regional center designation under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program: Form I-956, Application for Regional Center Designation, and Form I-956H, Bona Fides of Persons Involved with Regional...
Miller Mayer’s Kristal Ozmun Featured in AILA Talk
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Kristal Ozmun recently spoke as a part of AILA’s EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act (RIA) Live Online Course. Kristal spoke on the lesson “For the Practitioner on the Ground: What Can You File, When, and Other Pressing Practical Questions...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Immigration Policymaking by U.S. Courts
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Time in "Why Judges Are Basically in Charge of U.S. Immigration Policy Now." He said, "This is a manifestation of our broken immigration system. Today, almost every executive action on immigration is...
CBP Urges Travelers to Apply for I-94 Online Before Arriving at U.S. Land Borders
To reduce wait times, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is urging travelers who require a Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, to apply and prepay online before arriving at a U.S. land border. An I-94 is needed by all visitors except U.S. citizens, returning...
Case Processing Info Changes Announced
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced changes to case processing information available online. Users can now immediately find processing time information for their particular type of case rather than seeing an aggregate of all related case types....
State Dept. Appeals Four Court Orders on Diversity Visa Adjudications and Processing
The Department of State (DOS) released a statement summarizing four court orders regarding the reservation of numbers for and/or adjudication of DV-2020 and DV-2021 diversity visas, and announcing that it is appealing the orders "because the Department believes the...
