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
Topic: Immigration Updates
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...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re NY Immigration Bill, Boston Asylum Office
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by law.com in "Immigration Lawyers Welcome Clarity and Lessening of Bias Wrought by Court Notification Statute on Hochul's Desk." A measure, passed by the New York legislature and awaiting Gov. Hochul's...
Public Charge Resources Webpage Updated
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its public charge resources webpage "with more information to help reduce undue fear and confusion among immigrants and their families, including U.S. citizens and their children, that may prevent them from...
CBP Expands Biometric Facial Recognition Technology at U.S. International Airports
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has expanded biometric facial comparison technology at all international airports across the United States under the "Simplified Arrival" process. CBP said that this expansion complements biometric boarding at select departure...
SEVIS Update: COVID-19 Guidance Extended for Nonimmigrant Students
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released guidance regarding distance learning to all Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) users to clarify that its March 2020 guidance continues for the 2022-23 academic year only for nonimmigrant...
