The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the designation of Cameroon for temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 months due to ongoing armed conflict in that country. Only individuals who are already residing in the United States as of April 14, 2022, will...
Topic: Immigration Updates
State Dept., USCIS Announce Actions Related to Reauthorized EB-5 Regional Center Program; Visa Bulletin Revised to Include New Categories
The Department of State (DOS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced several actions related to the newly reauthorized EB-5 regional center program. Below are highlights. Department of State DOS has resumed processing immigrant visas...
Miller Mayer Speaks on EB-5 Issues
Miller Mayer immigration attorneys Nicolai Hinrichsen and Kristal Ozmun spoke at the EB-5 & Global Immigration Expo in Miami, Florida April 7 – 8, 2022. Nicolai moderated a panel regarding source of funds for EB-5 petitions and Kristal addressed EB-5 capital...
USCIS Implements ‘Risk-Based’ Approach for Conditional Permanent Resident Interviews
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 7, 2022, that it is adopting a "risk-based" approach when waiving interviews for certain conditional permanent residents (CPR) who have filed a petition to remove the conditions on their permanent...
South Sudan TPS Extended, Redesignated for 18 Months
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the extension and redesignation of South Sudan for temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 months, from May 3, 2022, through November 3, 2023. Those who currently have TPS under South Sudan’s designation and...
EADs Extended for Certain Syria and Somalia TPS Beneficiaries
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing individual notices to certain Syrian and Somalian temporary protected status (TPS) beneficiaries whose applications to renew Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD), remain pending. Syria The...
OFLC Reminds Employers Filing Form ETA-9142B to Submit Their Initiated Cases Before April 28
The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) reminded employers that the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) will be upgrading the H-2B form "fill and submit" module, which OFLC said is expected to reduce lag time in completing form...
‘Jumpstart Act’ to Recapture Unused Visas Introduced in House
On April 4, 2022, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) introduced H.R. 7374, the "Jumpstart our Legal Immigration System Act," a bill that would recapture approximately 400,000 family- and employment-based visas, create an accelerated path to adjustment of status for those...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re H-2B Work Visas, Title 42, Immigration Reform
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Law360 in "Pandemic Order Speeding Migrant Removals to End in May." The article notes that opposition to the Biden administration's ending of the two-year-old "Title 42" policy allowing the quick...
‘X’ Gender Marker Available on U.S. Passports Starting April 11, 2022; State Dept. Updates LGBTQI+ Traveler Advice
Starting April 11, 2022, U.S. citizens will be able to select "X" as their gender marker on their U.S. passport applications. The option will become available for other forms of documentation next year, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement released...
