Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted recently in various media outlets: New York Times, "Trump Moves to Tighten Visa Access for High-Skilled Foreign Workers." Mr. Yale-Loehr said that a new interim final rule increasing the required wages for...
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS Issues Guidance on Inadmissibility Based on Membership/Affiliation in Communist Party or Totalitarian Party
On October 2, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued policy guidance to address inadmissibility based on membership in or affiliation with the Communist Party or any other totalitarian party. A new section in the USCIS Policy Manual provides...
USCIS Updates Guidance on TPS and Eligibility for Adjustment of Status
On October 6, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued policy guidance clarifying whether temporary protected status (TPS) beneficiaries are eligible to adjust status under § 245(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). That section...
DHS Revises Definition of H-1B ‘Specialty Occupation,’ Makes Other Changes
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an interim final rule effective December 7, 2020, that revises the regulatory definition of and standards for a "specialty occupation" for H-1B purposes. The rule: …amends the definition of a "specialty occupation" at 8...
DOL Issues Interim Final Rule Raising Prevailing Wages for Foreign Workers
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued an interim final rule on October 8, 2020, amending Employment and Training Administration (ETA) regulations governing prevailing wages for nonimmigrant H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 foreign workers and immigrant EB-2 and EB-3 and foreign...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr to Discuss Immigration Issues in Presidential Election
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr will present a Zoom webinar titled “Ballots and Borders: Election 2020 and What’s at Stake for International Students and Scholars” on Monday, October 19, 2020 at noon Eastern time. He will discuss the presidential...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Refugees, H-1B, Trump’s Taxes, Supreme Court Nominee
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted recently in several media outlets: South China Morning Post, "U.S. Includes Hongkongers Among Refugees Whose Applications Will Be Prioritised." Significant aspects of the State Department's recent...
State Dept. Releases Instructions for DV-2022 Visa Lottery Program
The Department of State (DOS) released instructions on the diversity visa (DV) program for fiscal year 2022, under which up to 55,000 immigrant visas will be available. Applicants must submit entries for the DV-2022 program electronically at...
Federal Judge Rules on DV-2020 Visas
A U.S. district court judge ruled on September 30, 2020, that the Department of State intentionally misinterpreted the Trump administration's entry ban by not issuing diversity visas. The court reserved 9,095 DV-2020 visas for issuance after the final order in the...
State Dept. Issues Guidance on National Interest Exceptions for Travelers from the Schengen Area, United Kingdom, and Ireland
The Department of State (DOS) recently released updated guidance on national interest exceptions for travelers from the Schengen Area, United Kingdom (UK), and Ireland. Certain business travelers, investors, treaty traders, academics, students, and journalists may...
