The Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs has amended its regulation governing the issuance of visas in the ‘‘B’’ nonimmigrant classification for temporary visitors for pleasure. The final rule, effective immediately, establishes that travel to the United...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Public Charge Restrictions
On January 27, 2020, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow the Trump administration to implement a rule to deny green cards to certain immigrants who use public benefits like Medicaid, food stamps, or housing vouchers. The Court did not rule on the merits of the new...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Named Legal Thought Leader for Corporate Immigration
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was included as a Who’s Who Legal Thought Leader for Corporate Immigration 2020. For details, see https://whoswholegal.com/thought-leaders/thought-leaders-corporate-immigration and...
OFLC Completes Randomization Process on H-2B Applications Requesting an April 1, 2020, Start Date
The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has completed a randomization process to assign all H-2B applications submitted during the initial three-day filing window, January 2-4, 2020, requesting an April 1, 2020, work start date for the...
USCIS Releases Final FY 2019 Statistics
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released its final fiscal year (FY) 2019 agency statistics. They include naturalizations, green cards, employment authorizations, and protected populations, among other categories. Highlights from FY 2019 include:...
USCIS Announces Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Department of State, have announced the list of countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa programs in 2020. For...
Miller Mayer Upcoming Immigration Events
February 6 - Miller Mayer Webinar discussing public charge rules. Register here: www.millermayer.com/webinars February 18 - Sandra Bruno presents Visas After Graduation at Colgate University March 6 - Kristal Ozmun & Summer Yin present Visas After Graduation at...
Miller Mayer Memo: Public Charge Rule Information
This week we are introducing our new blog series "Miller Mayer Memo," where we'll discuss trending immigration topics. Our first post discusses the controversial public charge rule, and we'll discuss this topic further during a webinar on February 6th. Please visit...
Trump Administration Considering Expanding Travel Ban to More Countries, Insiders Say
According to reports, the Trump administration is considering a substantial expansion of its travel ban to more countries, possibly seven. The plan has not yet been finalized, and a draft being circulated does not indicate which countries may be included. People...
USCIS Publishes Notice ‘Formally Announcing’ Implementation of Electronic H-1B Registration Process and Timeframe
On January 9, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a Federal Register notice formally announcing implementation of the H-1B registration process for fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap-subject petitions. USCIS will open an initial registration...
