Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
USCIS Urges H-2B Employers to Stop Identifying Returning Workers in Petitions for FY 2017
The H-2B returning worker provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 expired on September 30, 2016. In anticipation that Congress could reauthorize this exemption from the H-2B cap, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had previously...
Most Previous Forms Accepted Until February 21, But Must Include New Fees
When new fees for most U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) forms went into effect on December 23, 2016, the agency published updated versions of the forms. USCIS strongly encourages applicants to submit the new versions, which have an edition date of...
USCIS Sends Proposed EB-5 Regulatory and Policy Changes for OMB Review
On Tuesday, December 20, 2016, USCIS sent a proposed rule, titled “Improvement of the Employment Creation Immigration Regulations” to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”). Sending the proposed regulation to the OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs...
USCIS Sends Proposed EB-5 Regulatory and Policy Changes for OMB Review
On Tuesday, December 20, 2016, USCIS sent a proposed rule, titled “Improvement of the Employment Creation Immigration Regulations” to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”). Sending the proposed regulation to the OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs...
Miller Mayer Attorneys Present Webinar; Speak at EB-5 & Investment Immigration Convention
Miller Mayer attorneys Steve Yale-Loehr, Rosanne Mayer, and Hilary Fraser presented a webinar on November 17 on how the results of the 2016 presidential election may impact companies seeking to hire foreign national employees. You can download the recording at...
Miller Mayer Welcomes David J. Wilks as an Immigration Associate
David J. Wilks has joined Miller Mayer as an Associate Attorney in our Immigration practice group. Dave previously practiced business immigration law at Harter Secrest & Emery LLP in Rochester, New York. A graduate of Cornell Law School, Dave has experience...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted Regarding DACA, Sanctuary Campuses and More
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted in the following publications: "Activistas, congresistas y maestros se movilizan para proteger a estudiantes indocumentados," published in the Spanish version of the Miami Herald on December 11, 2016, in an...
USCIS to Dispose of SAVE Records in April 2017; Historic Records Report Available
In April 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to dispose of Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) transaction records that are over 10 years old. USCIS has created a Historic Records Report that contains transaction records...
EB-5 Regional Centers Must File Form I-924A by December 29
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is reminding all EB-5 regional centers with a designation letter dated on or before September 30, 2016, that they must file Form I-924A, Supplement to Form I-924, for fiscal year 2016 by December 29, 2016. Regional...
Congress Extends Four Immigration Programs Through April 28
President Barack Obama signed H.R. 2028 (Pub. L. 114-254), a short-term bill passed by Congress, into law on December 9, 2016. The law includes a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through April 28, 2017. The law also extends without any changes the...
