The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for March 2023 includes updates on visa availability in various categories, including possible retrogressions in the coming months: Visa availability in the EB-2 preference category for all countries (including China and India):...
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS Issues Documentation Reminder for Permanent Residence/Adjustment Applications
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a reminder to applicants on February 10, 2023, to file all required initial evidence and supporting documentation listed under the Checklist of Required Initial Evidence heading when they file Form I-485,...
SAVE To Enable New Initial Verification Response
Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) plans to enable a new initial verification response, "Unable to Create Case," on February 20, 2023. SAVE will provide this response when a user tries to submit a duplicate case via a web browser. Instead of...
Biden Administration Expects Title 42 Will End in May
In a recent filing with the Supreme Court in Arizona v. Mayorkas, the Biden administration told the Court that "[a]bsent other relevant developments, the end of the public health emergency [PHE] will (among other consequences) terminate the Title 42 orders and moot...
41K+ Individuals Denied Visas Under Trump-Era Travel Ban Can Reapply Without Paying a Fee, Court Says
A district court has ordered the U.S. government to provide relief to approximately 41,000 nonimmigrant visa applicants who were denied a waiver during the Trump administration's travel ban and who have not subsequently been granted a visa. The court said that the...
State Dept. Plans Pilot to Allow Visa Renewals in the United States for H and L Workers
According to reports, the Department of State (DOS) plans to launch a pilot program later this year to allow visa renewals in the United States for H and L nonimmigrant workers who currently must leave the country to renew their visas at consular offices abroad. The...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re DACA lawsuits and the Migrant “Crisis”
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale Loehr was quoted by CBS News in "Republican-Led States Ask Judge to Shut Down DACA Program for Immigrant 'Dreamers.' " Mr. Yale-Loehr said, "Unfortunately, our Congress has been polarized and unable to pass any major...
CBP Proposes Additional Passenger Travel Document Requirements for Air Carriers
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) proposes to amend its regulations to incorporate additional commercial air carrier requirements that would enable CBP to determine, before an aircraft's departure from the United States or from a foreign port or place, whether...
DOJ Raises Penalties Against Employers for Immigration-Related Violations
The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a final rule adjusting for inflation of several immigration-related civil monetary penalties against employers assessed or enforced by DOJ components. Penalty ranges have been increased for the unlawful employment of immigrants,...
USCIS Clarifies Physical Presence Guidance for Asylees and Refugees Applying for Adjustment of Status
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has clarified that an asylee or refugee must have been physically present in the United States for one year when USCIS adjudicates the Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, rather...
