Self Check, a feature that allows employees to verify their employment eligibility, now requires a myE-Verify account, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced. Employees will be prompted to create or log in to myE-Verify accounts, where they can...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Decrease in Employment-Based Petitions Leads to Expedited Final Action Dates
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for April 2019 notes that Final Action Date movement in many employment-based green card categories continues to be greater than might ordinarily be expected. This is anticipated to continue for at least the next few months. The...
Spike in Electronic Document Sharing Prompts DOL Advice on H-1B Compliance
The Department of Labor's Wage & Hour Division (WHD) said it has seen a rise in the use of electronic notifications as workplaces increasingly provide their employees with documents by electronic means. Among other things, WHD noted, an H-1B petitioner must notify...
H-1B Cap Season for Fiscal Year 2020 Started April 1
On March 19, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the start of the fiscal year (FY) 2020 H-1B cap season, start dates for premium processing of cap-subject H-1B petitions, and the launch of its new H-1B data hub, while reminding...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted Regarding Asylum, Deportation, EB-5
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the New York Times in "Ninth Circuit Appeals Court Grants More Protections for Asylum Seekers." In response to the court's decision that immigration authorities can no longer swiftly remove asylum...
Miller Mayer’s National Interest Waiver Approved for Entrepreneur at University Incubator
Miller Mayer attorney David Wilks successfully obtained an approved National Interest Waiver Immigrant Petition for an entrepreneur building his company at a university-affiliated incubator in New York City. The company focuses on the development of medical technology...
SSA Announces New Travel and Border Crossing Records System
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a new "Travel and Border Crossing Records" system. The new system will collect information about applicants, beneficiaries, and recipients under Titles II, XVI, and XVIII who have had absences from the United...
Americans Will Need Screening and Authorization for European Travel by 2021
Recent news reports erroneously stated that starting in 2021, U.S. citizens traveling to Europe will need visas. In fact, pre-travel automated screening and authorization, but not visas, will be required to check for "security and migration risks" for those benefiting...
Trump Administration: USCIS International Operations Will Close by End of Year
According to reports, the Trump administration plans to close international U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offices by the end of 2019. USCIS Director L. Francis Cissna told senior staff that the agency's International Operations Division, which...
USCIS Emphasizes Detailed Evidence Requirements for H-1B Petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released the official minutes from its teleconference on "H-1B Filing Tips and Requests for Evidence (RFEs)," held March 7, 2019. Among other things, USCIS discussed five common reasons for RFEs on H-1B petitions:...
