On August 28, 2017, USCIS made an announcement stating that they will begin to “phase-in” interviews for employment-based cases effective on October 1, 2017. The announcement stated that “adjustment of status applications based on employment”—i.e., categories EB-1...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Importance of Maintaining Lawful Non-Immigrant Status in the United States
In order to be eligible to file an adjustment of status application pursuant to an approved I-526 petition, there must be immigrant visas available (i.e. the applicant’s priority date must be earlier than the date in Chart A of the Visa Bulletin) and the foreign...
New Resources for Navigating Immigration Policy in a Time of Uncertainty
A national database of occupational licensing, launched by the Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation, St. Francis University, documents and tracks the occupational licensing regulations for many professions. The database, which is free and open to the...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Bill to Slash Immigration in Half
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted in an August 2, 2017, article in the Financial Times about the RAISE Act, a new bill that would slash immigration in half. "It's going to be very hard to get through Congress. Immigration is just as...
CBP Deploys Facial Recognition Biometric Exit Technology at More Airports
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the deployment of facial recognition biometric exit technology to several more airports, including McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, for one daily flight from the United States to Guadalajara,...
CBP Says Attorneys Not Allowed in Secondary Inspection Areas of Ports of Entry
According to reports from attorneys serving clients in New York, the Buffalo office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is advising that effective August 21, 2017, attorneys cannot accompany clients in the secondary inspection area of any ports of entry, and that...
Ninth Circuit Rules Against Good Faith Exception for Unauthorized Worker Employment and I-9 Violations
In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found, among other things, that an employer could not make a good faith defense to a charge of continuing to employ unauthorized workers or failing to properly complete, retain, or produce I-9...
State Dept. Announces Oversubscription of EB-2 Category, Annual Numerical Limits for Immigration, Change-of-Address NVC Reporting Requirements
The Department of State's Visa Bulletins for August and September 2017 include news on several topics. The August bulletin notes the oversubscription of the employment-based second preference (EB-2) category. High demand for numbers for U.S. Citizenship and...
Labor Dept. Announces Revisions to H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 Forms, Comment Period
Pursuant to the Secretary of Labor's June 6, 2017, news release calling for proposed form changes "to better protect American workers, confront fraud, and increase transparency," the Department of Labor has published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register announcing...
New York City Regional Center Achieves 1,500th I-829 Petition Approval
Miller Mayer is proud to share news from our Regional Center client and friends at the New York City Regional Center. NYCRC just celebrated its 1,500th I-829 petition approval for its investor families. The 1,500 approvals represent unconditional permanent residency...
