Effective February 11, 2022, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) will require electronic filing and records applications for all cases before the immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals. Users can view training materials on EOIR's...
Topic: Immigration Updates
OFLC Completes Random Assignments of H-2B Applications Submitted for Work Starting April 1, 2022
The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has completed randomly assigning all H-2B applications submitted during the initial filing window, January 1-3, 2022, requesting an April 1, 2022, work start date for the second half of the fiscal...
DHS OIG Finds That Manual Processing Slowed USCIS Benefits Delivery During Pandemic
The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report on December 28, 2021, finding that continued reliance on manual processing slowed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' benefits delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. OIG...
US Department of Homeland Security Withdraws its Appeal of Behring Regional Center Lawsuit
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday withdrew its appeal of the Behring Regional Center lawsuit. This action should clear up any lingering questions regarding the qualifying investment amount and TEA determination of current and future direct EB-5...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Biden’s Immigration Reform Plans
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by several Brazilian newspapers about President Biden's immigration reform plans. As an example, Steve was quoted by Diario do Grande ABC Internacional in "Biden Faces Pressure From Companies to Reform...
Certain Healthcare Workers Can Request Expedited Work Permits, USCIS Says
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that qualified healthcare workers who have pending employment authorization document (EAD) renewal applications and EADs that will expire in 30 days or less, or that have already expired, can request...
Restrictions on Travelers from Southern African Countries Lifted
Temporary travel restrictions the Biden administration imposed in November on foreign travelers from South Africa and seven other countries in the region, due to the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, were lifted on December 31, 2021, following recommendations...
State Dept. Proposes Raising Consular Service Fees for Nonimmigrant and Special Visas
The Department of State (DOS) has proposed raising fees for consular services for several nonimmigrant visa (NIV) application processing fees, the Border Crossing Card (BCC) for Mexican citizens age 15 and over, and the waiver of the two-year residency requirement fee...
USCIS Extends Flexibilities for Responding to Certain Agency Requests
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is extending the flexibilities it originally announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants, petitioners, and requestors who are responding to certain requests. The flexibilities apply if the issuance date listed on...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re H-1B and H-2B Visas, Border Wall
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Marketplace in "Will Employers Need Newly Available Seasonal Visas?." Mr. Yale-Loehr said the additional H-2B visas could help the labor shortage a little. " 'A little bit' is the operative word. An...
