The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) announced on April 28, 2022, that the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) is implementing technical changes to H-2B filing for the Form ETA-9142B (H-2B Application for Temporary Employment...
Topic: Immigration Updates
ICE Announces Extension of I-9 Flexibilities to October 31, 2022
On April 25, 2022, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of Form I-9 flexibilities until October 31, 2022. The extension relates to deferral of the physical presence requirements of the employment eligibility verification process for...
Miller Mayer’s EB-5 Article Published in the IIUSA Regional Center Business Journal
“The EB-5 Regional Center Program: Rise of the Phoenix,” authored by Miller Mayer immigration attorneys Nicolai Hinrichsen, Stephen Yale-Loehr, and Adam Schaye, has been published in the latest edition of the IIUSA Regional Center Business Journal. The article can be...
Foreign Student Measures Announced: Extension of SEVP Guidance, and Relief for Nonimmigrant Student Citizens of Sudan and Ukraine
Several measures related to foreign students were announced: SEVP March 2020 guidance continued. The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced via a broadcast message issued April 18, 2022, that it is extending the guidance originally issued in March 2020...
CBP Continues Vaccination Requirements at U.S. Borders With Canada, Mexico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to require non-U.S. travelers entering the United States via land ports of entry and ferry terminals at the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide related proof of...
Biden Administration Announces New Measures for Ukrainians
On April 21, 2022, President Biden announced new measures for Ukrainians, including "Uniting for Ukraine," which includes "a new streamlined process to provide Ukrainian citizens…opportunities to come to the United States." In addition, the Department of State...
DHS Announces TPS Registration Process for Sudan and Ukraine
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted Federal Register notices on temporary protected status (TPS) for Sudan and Ukraine. The notices provide information about how to register for TPS under each country's designation and apply for an employment...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Title 42 Border Restrictions
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Spectrum News in "Several Democrats Side With Republicans to Keep Border Restrictions." Steve noted that the Trump administration said "that for public health reasons they were going to turn back most...
SEVP Asks Certain F-1 and M-1 Students to Verify Employment Data in SEVIS by May 16
In a broadcast message, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) asked F-1 students previously on post-completion optional practical training (OPT) and M-1 students previously on practical training to verify their employment data in the Student and Exchange...
USCIS Announces Online Filing for DACA Renewal Forms
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 12, 2022, that individuals who previously received deferred action under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) may now file renewal requests on Form I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action...
