Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
State Dept. Announces Full Resumption of Interviews for All Immigrant Visa Categories in Havana in January 2023
The Department of State (DOS) announced on November 10, 2022, that the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, will resume full immigrant visa processing beginning on January 4, 2023. The U.S. Embassy Georgetown in Guyana will continue to process Cuban immigrant visa applicants...
CIS Ombudsman Introduces Revised Form for Requesting Case Assistance
The Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman released an updated Form 7001, Request for Case Assistance. The updated form, which expires on September 30, 2025, includes embedded instructions with questions, expanded and reorganized sections, detailed...
E-Verify Issues Reminder to Employers and Program Administrators on Terminating User Accounts
E-Verify recently reminded employers and program administrators that an E-Verify user's access "must be promptly terminated upon separation from your organization." A good practice, E-Verify said, is to review and update existing users whenever staffing changes occur...
DHS Continues TPS and Related Documentation for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal
To ensure its continued compliance with several court orders, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is automatically extending the validity of certain temporary protected status (TPS)-related documentation for beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El...
DHS Releases List of Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Programs, Adds Eswatini
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State, announced the lists of countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa programs in the next year. Effective November 10, 2022, DHS added the...
Three Miller Mayer Attorneys Named to Top 25 Immigration Attorneys List
Three Miller Mayer immigration attorneys have been recognized as winners by EB5 Investors Magazine in its Top 25 issue. Nicolai Hinrichsen and Kristal Ozmun are listed as Top 25 immigration attorneys and Steve Yale-Loehr is listed as a Top 10 specialized attorney. Top...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Afghan Asylum Seekers
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Wall Street Journal in "Afghan Evacuees in Limbo While Seeking Permanent Legal Status in the U.S." He said, "While some members of the public think everyone from Afghanistan should get asylum, our...
Miller Mayer Receives Approval of Green Card Renewal Application
Miller Mayer attorney Sandra Bruno recently received an approval for an immigration filing requesting renewal of a 10-year permanent resident card for a client from Canada. This filing was approved in just 12 days without a request for additional evidence from the...
Accrediting Agency’s Loss of Recognition May Affect Certain Foreign Students Applying for English-Language Study and 24-Month STEM OPT Extension Programs, As Well As H-1B and I-140 Applicants
A Department of Education (DOE) decision to no longer recognize the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) as an accrediting agency immediately affects two immigration-related student programs, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...
DHS Begins Limited Implementation of DACA Under Final Rule
The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) final rule on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) took effect on October 31, 2022. Under the final rule, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will continue to accept and process applications for...
