The Departments of Labor (DOL) and Homeland Security (DHS) issued final rules making substantive changes to foreign worker programs, notably prevailing wage methodology and the definition of the employer-employee relationship for H-1B workers. Below are selected...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Free Webinar re Possible Immigration Changes in a Biden Administration
With an incoming Biden Administration on January 20, many changes to federal immigration policy are potentially on the horizon. Miller Mayer attorneys Kristal Ozmun and Stephen Yale-Loehr will discuss the possible immigration changes that the Biden Administration may...
Miller Mayer Receives EB-5 Approval After Motion to Reopen
Miller Mayer recently received approval of an EB-5 I-526 petition after successfully filing a motion to reopen the originally denied case. While the initial petition was denied after submission of a request for evidence, Miller Mayer crafted a winning motion to reopen...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Asylum Changes, L-1 Visas, Supreme Court Cases
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the New York Times in "A Judge Has Blocked Trump's Sweeping Restrictions on Asylum Applications." Commenting on a new rule blocked by a federal judge that would have closed the United States to most...
SAVE Issues Notice on Verifying Applicants’ Extended Deferred Action Under DACA
The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program announced that it can verify when an applicant for a federal, state, or local government benefit or license has received deferred action under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). SAVE noted...
USCIS Issues Final Rule Prioritizing Higher Wages in H-1B Cap Selection Process
On January 7, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule prioritizing the selection of new H-1B petitions in 2021 based on higher proffered wages. The new rule gives priority to petitions that offer "Level IV" wages (wages around...
Miller Mayer Receives National Interest Waiver Approval for Health Policy and Management Expert
Miller Mayer recently received an immigrant visa petition approval in the EB-2 green card category with a national interest waiver for a health policy and management expert from China. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approved the petition without...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Work Visa Ban Extension, Asylum Restrictions
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Times of India in "U.S. Extends Ban on H-1B, L-1 Till March." Steve said that "[b]arring temporary foreign workers from entering the country was a mistake in June. It remains a mistake today." The...
Filing Period for Certain Liberians Applying for Adjustment Extended to December 2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the filing period for certain Liberian nationals and family members to apply for adjustment of status under the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness provision has been extended until December 20, 2021....
State Dept. Extends Interview Waiver Eligibility Criteria Through March 31, 2021
The Department of State, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, has temporarily expanded the ability of consular officers to waive the in-person interview requirement for individuals applying for a nonimmigrant visa in the same classification....
