U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a temporary final rule to increase the automatic extension period for certain employment authorization document (EAD) holders from 180 days to 540 days. This temporary measure, which took effect April 8, applies to...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Higher Immigration Fees Took Effect April 1
Effective April 1, 2024, higher immigration fees took effect following a U.S. district court judge’s refusal to block a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee rule. USCIS has primarily targeted employers sponsoring workers, with fee increases of 70% for...
USCIS Has Completed FY2025 H-1B Cap Initial Registration
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has completed the selection process for fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap registrations, including the master's cap, and has notified selected petitioners to proceed with filing their H-1B cap-subject petitions....
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted Re New Florida Immigration Law
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Chronicle of Higher Education in A Law That Could Restrict Graduate Students From China, Iran is Challenged in Court (registration required). The article discusses a lawsuit filed by two doctoral...
DOJ Secures Agreement With IT Staffing Company to Resolve Hiring Discrimination Claims
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on March 28, 2024, that it has secured a settlement agreement with Frank Recruitment Group Incorporated (FRG), an information technology staffing company that does business under eight brand names (Revolent Group, Nigel Frank...
New Law Provides Immigrant Visas to Certain Foreign National Employees of U.S. Government Abroad
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 26, 2024, that foreign nationals (and their spouses and children) can now receive special immigrant visas when the foreign national has been employed by the U.S. government abroad for at least 15...
Naturalization Applicants Can Now Request Social Security Numbers on Form N-400
Beginning April 1, 2024, noncitizens applying for naturalization, using the new edition of Form N-400 (edition date 04/01/24), can complete additional questions on the form to request an original or replacement Social Security number (SSN) card and to authorize U.S....
USCIS Reminds Employers About H-1B I-129 Filing Location Change and FY 2025 H-1B Cap Updates
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued several H-1B-related announcements and reminders: USCIS reminded employers that starting April 1, 2024, H-1B and H-1B1 (HSC) Form I-129 petitions must no longer be filed at USCIS service centers. All paper-based...
USCIS Announces Filing Location Change for Certain Employment-Based Forms
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that on April 1, 2024, it is changing the filing location from USCIS service centers to a USCIS lockbox for concurrently filed Forms I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service; I-140, Immigrant Petition...
U.S. District Judge Declines to Temporarily Stop Immigration Fee Increases
A U.S. District Judge in Colorado denied a request for a temporary restraining order to stop immigration fee increases scheduled to take effect April 1, 2024. The judge said the court "simply cannot say [the irreparable harm alleged by the plaintiff if the fee hikes...
