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Passport, Visa Issuances Surge, State Dept. Takes ‘Extraordinary Measures’: House Hearing
At a hearing on June 7, 2023, of the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability, Rena Bitter, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Consular Affairs, said the Bureau and the Department of State have taken "extraordinary measures" to meet current U.S....
Lockbox Filing Location Webpage Expanded to Include Service Center Filing Location Updates
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated the Lockbox Filing Location Updates page on its website to include service center filing location updates. USCIS explained that it sometimes changes or adjusts filing locations among its service centers or...
Certain Individuals Requesting Parole Can Now File Applications for Travel Documents Online
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on June 9, 2023, that certain individuals requesting parole based on urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit can file Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, online. The following...
DHS Updates Guidance on Parole Periods, Work Authorization for Certain Afghan and Ukrainian Parolees
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released updated guidance on parole periods and employment authorization for certain Afghan and Ukrainian parolees: Extension of Parole Period Effective June 9, 2023, through July 31, 2024, DHS will consider, on a...
July Visa Bulletin Shows EB-3 Final Action Date Retrogressions for Multiple Countries
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for July notes that due to high demand, retrogressions have been necessary for the employment-based third preference (EB-3) category for India, Mexico, Philippines, and Rest of World. The Rest of World, Mexico, and Philippines...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Birthright Citizenship, DACA, Migrant Influx
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by CBS News in "Trump Vows to End Birthright Citizenship for Children of Undocumented Immigrants If He Wins in 2024." Steve said, "Any executive action that a president might try to end birthright...
USCIS Releases Filing Tips for Supporters and Beneficiaries of Uniting for Ukraine and for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released filing tips for supporters and beneficiaries of Uniting for Ukraine and for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans. USCIS said it has received many duplicate filings of Form I-134A, Online Request to...
Labor Dept. Requests Comments on Attestation for Employers Seeking to Employ H-2B Nonimmigrant Workers
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval an Employment and Training Administration (ETA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) for attestations for employers seeking to employ H-2B nonimmigrant...
Filing Location and Documentation Requirements Changed for Certain Affirmative Asylum Applications
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has changed the filing location and documentation requirements for certain affirmative asylum applications, and will soon release an updated Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal. New Filing...
OFLC Solicits Input for Annual Determination of Labor Supply States
The 2022 H-2A Final Rule, effective November 14, 2022, implemented a new process for the Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) Administrator's determination of labor supply states (i.e., additional states in which an employer's job order...
