Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
State Dept. Updates Visa Services Guidance, Policy on National Interest Exceptions for Regional COVID Proclamations
The Department of State recently released several updates on visa services and national interest exception policy for regional COVID proclamations: Visa Services Guidance Referring to continued restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, the Department...
Miller Mayer Successfully Sues to Help EB-5 Immigrant Investor Green Card Client
Immigration cases can take a long time. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) often takes two years or longer just to decide an I-526 petition, the first step in the EB-5 immigrant investor process. Sometimes cases just take too long, or USCIS loses...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Coauthors Article Reviewing Recent AAO Extraordinary Ability Decisions, Blog re Immigration Polarization
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr has coauthored an article analyzing 39 recent EB-1A extraordinary ability decisions issued by the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The article examines each of the...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re U.S.-Mexico Border Issues
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Veja, a Brazilian weekly news magazine, in "Kamala Harris' First Major Mission: The Problem Is Not Simple: Finding a Solution for the Crowds of Immigrants Who Accumulate at the Border in Search of the...
Labor Dept. Solicits Comments on O*NET Data Collection Authority
The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, "O*NET Data Collection Program." The O*NET Data Collection...
Labor Dept. Asks for Info on Data Sources/Methods for Prevailing Wage Determinations
On April 2, 2021, the Department of Labor invited interested parties to provide information on the sources of data and methodologies for determining prevailing wage levels covering employment opportunities that U.S. employers seek to fill with foreign workers on a...
State Dept. Issues Update on Suspension of Entry for Certain Nonimmigrants
The Department of State issued an update on Presidential Proclamation 10052, which temporarily suspended the entry of certain H-1B, H-2B, J (for certain categories within the Exchange Visitor Program), and L nonimmigrants. That proclamation expired on March 31, 2021....
ICE Announces New SEVIS Process for Cap-Gap Extensions
On March 26, 2021, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) updated the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) to remove the cap-gap extension link. This link allowed designated school officials (DSOs) to temporarily apply cap-gap relief to the...
“Blank Space” Criteria Eliminated for Rejection of Forms
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has eliminated "blank space" form rejection criteria introduced in 2019 and reverted to the criteria it applied before October 2019. USCIS will no longer reject the following forms based solely on whether an applicant...
DHS Extends I-9 Requirement Flexibility Until May 31, 2021
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an extension until May 31, 2021, of the flexibility in complying with requirements related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic precautions. The temporary guidance had...
