Miller Mayer Attorneys Nicolai Hinrichsen and Kristal Ozmun will be guest speakers in an upcoming webinar hosted by the EB-5 Affiliate Network. This webinar, taking place on Thursday, February 10 at 1:00 pm ET, will focus on understanding the immigration differences...
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS Releases Fact Sheet on Immigration-Related Executive Order Progress
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a readout of USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou's virtual briefing with stakeholders to mark the one-year anniversary of immigration-related executive orders and a related fact sheet on progress on those orders. The...
USCIS Releases Form I-9 Guidance for H-2B Workers Seeking to Change Employers
On February 4, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released guidance on Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, for H-2B workers seeking to change employers. The guidance is related to a joint temporary final rule issued January 28, 2022, by the...
International Entrepreneur Update: National Advocacy Groups Recommend Streamlining Parole Program
The Coalition for International Entrepreneurship, which consists of three dozen immigration and startup advocacy organizations and individuals, sent a letter on February 1, 2022, asking Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to streamline...
America COMPETES Act Passes in House of Representatives
On February 4, 2022, the House of Representatives passed the America COMPETES Act of 2022 (H.R. 4521). Among other things the bill would exempt international science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) PhD graduates from the green card numerical cap,...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Labor Shortages, Biden’s Immigration Policies, Justice Breyer
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Baptist News Global in "America's Economy Urgently Needs More Immigrant Labor, Experts Explain." Noting that the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are areas where the...
CBP Expands ‘Simplified Arrival’ at International Airports in the South
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the implementation of Simplified Arrival at six airports in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee: Rogers Municipal Carter Field Airport, Lakefront Airport, Alexandria (Louisiana)...
CBP Announces New COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for Non-U.S. Travelers Entering Via Land and Ferry From Canada, Mexico
As of January 22, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is requiring non-U.S. individuals seeking to enter 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 for COVID-19 and...
DHS, DOL Announce Availability of Additional H-2B Visas for First Half of Fiscal Year
The Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Labor (DOL) announced the availability of 20,000 additional H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2022. The visas are for "U.S. employers that are facing irreparable harm...
FY 2023 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens March 1
The initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 H-1B cap will start at noon ET on March 1, 2022, and run through noon ET on March 18, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced. During this period, prospective petitioners and...
