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Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Immigration Provisions in Social Spending Bill
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Univision in "Temporary Residence and Travel Permits: Immigration Measures Approved in Biden's Social Plan in the House." He said that the “budget bill includes a number of important immigration...
Miller Mayer Wins Green Card for Vietnamese Spouse of U.S. Citizen
Permanent resident (green card) applications are filed for either employment-based categories or family-based categories. Miller Mayer has decades of experience with both and we proudly represent families in their immigration journeys. Miller Mayer immigration...
ESTA Application Revisions to Include Mandatory Social Media Collection; DHS Seeks Public Comment
The Department of Homeland Security issued a 60-day notice and request for comments on revisions to the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) for Visa Waiver Program travelers. Specifically, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is amending the ESTA...
China-Mainland Born EB-5 Non-Regional Center Visa Categories are Current for December
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for December 2021 notes that China-mainland born EB-5 (C5 and T5) non-regional center visa categories (i.e., “direct” EB-5 investors) are "Current" for December. Both the filing date and final action date are "Current," meaning...
New Work Authorization Extensions Affect Form I-9 Completion for Certain Employees
Effective November 12, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) automatically extended work authorization for L-2 nonimmigrants who are the dependent spouses of L-1 nonimmigrants, and E nonimmigrants who are the dependent spouses of E-1, E-2, and E-3...
USCIS Conducts Third Random Selection From Previously Submitted FY 2022 H-1B Cap Registrations
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that on November 19, 2021, it selected additional registrations to reach the fiscal year (FY) 2022 H-1B numerical allocations, including the advanced degree exemption. This follows a second random selection...
Build Back Better Act, Passed in House, Includes Immigration Provisions; Senate’s Next
The House of Representatives passed the $1.75 trillion "Build Back Better Act" budget reconciliation bill, 220-213, on November 19, 2021. It includes $100 billion toward immigration measures, including provisions paving the way for employees and others waiting in...
Miller Mayer Memo: Build Back Better Act Passes in House; Senate Fate Uncertain
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the $1.75 trillion "Build Back Better" budget reconciliation bill, 220-213, on November 19, 2021. Although it doesn't include a direct path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants as some had hoped, it would provide for up...
Miller Mayer Receives Green Card Approval for Doctor in Four Days
Miller Mayer recently received approval of an I-140 green card petition in the EB-2 immigrant preference category for a physician from Saudi Arabia. This petition was approved in just 4 days without a request for additional evidence from U.S. Citizenship and...
New USCIS Lockbox Facility in Illinois, More Filing Location Changes Planned for 2022
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to open a new lockbox facility in Elgin, Illinois, next year. The agency also has consolidated filing locations for certain employment-based forms to a single lockbox location. In 2022, USCIS plans more filing...
