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USCIS Updates Guidance for Afghans and Iraqis Seeking Special Immigrant Classification
USCIS updated guidance regarding Afghan and Iraqi nationals seeking special immigrant classification. Effective immediately, the new guidance: Explains that noncitizens seeking an Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) on or after July 20, 2022, must file Form DS-157,...
Reports: Record-High Delays in Visa Interviews and Backlogs Lead to Lawsuits
According to reports, due to visa interview wait times and backlogs reaching new highs, thousands of lawsuits have been filed. Tourists and business visitors wishing to travel to the United States are waiting more than six months to schedule visa interviews or process...
Guidance Updated on Evidence to Support STEM-Related O-1 Extraordinary Ability Nonimmigrant Petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its guidance on evidence that can be used to support a petition for an O-1A nonimmigrant of extraordinary ability with a focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. USCIS clarified...
USCIS Reminds Employers That Only Unexpired I-9 List B Documents Are Accepted
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminded employers that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ended the temporary flexibility related to accepting expired List B documents for Form I-9 employment eligibility verification purposes. DHS explained...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Co-authors Immigration Casebook, Quoted re Corporate Immigration Benefits, Remain in Mexico Policy
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr has co-authored the second edition of Immigration and Nationality Law: Problems and Strategies, published by Carolina Academic Press. The book introduces the reader to the legal concepts and experience of practicing...
Miller Mayer Receives L-1 Petition Approval in Under 3 Months
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Kristal Ozmun recently received an approval of an I-129 petition requesting nonimmigrant L-1 intracompany transferee status for an individual from India. This petition was approved in less than 3 months after a strong response to a...
DHS Extends Timeframe for Ukrainian Parolees to Comply With Medical Screening and Attestation
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the timeframe beneficiaries paroled into the United States under the "Uniting for Ukraine" program must attest to their compliance with medical screening for tuberculosis and additional vaccinations if required....
Senators Send Letter to Labor Secretary on Delays in Prevailing Wage Determinations for Foreign Workers
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Susan Collins sent a letter on July 7, 2022, to Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh asking about steps the Department of Labor (DOL) is taking to address delays in the processing of prevailing wage determinations for immigrant and...
New EB-5 Immigrant Investor Forms Released
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has revised Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur, to accommodate the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, which made significant changes to the filing and eligibility requirements for investors under...
DHS Extends TPS Designation for Venezuela
The Department of Homeland Security has extended Venezuela's temporary protected status (TPS) designation for 18 months, effective September 10, 2022, through March 10, 2024. Only beneficiaries under Venezuela's existing designation, and who were already residing in...
