Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
SEVIS Update: COVID-19 Guidance Extended for Nonimmigrant Students
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released guidance regarding distance learning to all Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) users to clarify that its March 2020 guidance continues for the 2022-23 academic year only for nonimmigrant...
USCIS Releases New Forms for EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released two new forms under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022. The new forms are: Form I-956F, Application for Approval of an Investment in a Commercial Enterprise Form I-956G, Regional Center Annual...
Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for Second Half of FY 2022
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on May 31, 2022, that it has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 23,500 visas made available for returning workers only, under the recently announced H-2B supplemental cap temporary...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re COVID Immigration Ruling, Pending Supreme Court Immigration Cases
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Washington Examiner in "Biden's Options Limited on Title 42 COVID-19 Migration Rule After Court Ruling." Steve said the Biden administration has three options in deciding what to do after a federal...
Miller Mayer Attorney Nicolai Hinrichsen Speaks at EB-5 Conference in India
Miller Mayer EB-5 immigration attorney Nicolai Hinrichsen recently spoke at a conference in India hosted by Invest In The USA (IIUSA), the national industry trade association for the EB-5 regional center Program. Nicolai’s presentation, entitled “The New World of...
Miller Mayer Receives L-1 Petition Approval in 2 Weeks without RFE
Miller Mayer attorney Kristal Ozmun recently received an approval of an I-129 petition requesting L-1 intracompany transferee status for an individual from Greece. This petition was approved in just two weeks without a request for additional evidence by USCIS. Miller...
National Visa Center Public Inquiry Telephone Line Suspended
The State Department’s National Visa Center (NVC) has suspended its public inquiry telephone line. The suspension "will not impede any essential functions of NVC," the Department of State said. The announcement includes tips for interacting with NVC. Related Links:...
USCIS Launches Work Permit Extension Calculator
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has launched an EAD Automatic Extension Calculator. The calculator will "calculate the new EAD expiration date for eligible employees" affected by an automatic extension for certain renewal applicants from up to 180 days to up...
DOL Issues Guidance on Employment of H-2B Workers in Unapproved Job Classifications
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) released a bulletin to the field regarding employment of H-2B workers in unapproved job classifications (i.e., a job classification not listed on the Application for Temporary Employment Certification (TEC), Form...
DOL Clarifies Method of Contacting AFL-CIO Required Under Rule Increasing Number of H-2B Visas Available in Second Half of FY 2022
A temporary final rule issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) on May 18, 2022, included additional recruitment requirements for certain employers. One such requirement is that where the occupation or industry is traditionally or customarily unionized, "the employer...
