U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently launched a new website, www.e-verify.gov. USCIS called it "the authoritative source for information on electronic employment eligibility verification." The website is intended for employers, employees, and the...
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS Completes H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2019
On April 11, 2018, USCIS announced that it had used a computer-generated random process to select enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally mandated cap and the U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master's cap, for fiscal year (FY) 2019. USCIS said it...
Webinar: EB-5: The Road Ahead
When: April 5, 2018 During this free webinar Miller Mayer attorneys Carolyn Lee, Kristal Ozmun, and Steve Yale-Loehr discussed the future of EB-5. Congress failed to pass legislative changes to the EB-5 program in March. But the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...
New Publications and Items of Interest for Early/Mid-April
E-Verify free webinar listings are available at https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/e-verify-webinars/take-free-webinar. Advisories and tips: Community Advisory: Social Media, Criminalization, and Immigration has been published by the National Lawyers Guild’s National...
ICE Announces ‘De-Thaw Initiative’ to Begin on April 1
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a new "De-Thaw Initiative," just in time for spring 2018, to implement the President's recent tweet: "Contrary to what's been reported in the Fake News Media, I call for Doing Everything With Love! All of my...
OIG Says USCIS Has Unclear Website Info and Unrealistic Time Goals for Adjudicating Green Card Applications
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently found that information USCIS posts on its website about the time it takes field offices to adjudicate green card applications (processing times) is confusing and "unclear and...
USCIS Clarifies ‘One-in-Three’ Foreign Employment Requirement for Multinational Managers/Executives
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has designated Matter of S-P-, Inc., as an Adopted Decision. The adopted decision "establishes policy guidance that applies to and shall be used to guide determinations by all [USCIS] employees. USCIS personnel are...
USCIS and CBP to Implement Form I-129 Pilot Program for Canadian L-1 Nonimmigrants
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) California Service Center (CSC) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port of entry (POE) at Blaine, Washington, will implement a joint agency pilot program from April 30, 2018, to October 31, 2018, for...
USCIS Completes Random Selection for H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2018
During the first five business days after February 21, 2018, when U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began receiving H-2B cap-subject petitions for the second half of fiscal year 2018, the agency received approximately 2,700 H-2B cap-subject petitions...
State Dept. Seeks to Add Social Media Questions to Visa Application Forms
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget approval to revise the immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applications to add several new questions. One question would require all visa applicants to list which social media platforms they used during...
