Several U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) programs have expired, suspended operations, or are otherwise affected due to a partial government shutdown that began just after midnight on Dec. 22, 2018. The following programs will remain interrupted until...
Topic: Conrad 30 Waiver
Omnibus Spending Bill Includes Immigration Provisions
A $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill signed by President Donald Trump on March 23, 2018, keeps the federal government in operation through September 30, 2018, and increases overall funding for various aspects of federal immigration enforcement, among other things....
Summary of Conrad State 30 J-1 Waiver Programs for Foreign Medical Graduates
Almost all foreign medical graduates in J-1 status are subject to a requirement that they return to their home country at the completion of the training program for two years. Satisfaction or waiver of this requirement is necessary before moving from J visa status to...
Premium Processing Now Available for All Petitioners Seeking H-1B Visas
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing on October 3, 2017, for all H-1B visa extension-of-stay petitions. Premium processing is now available for all types of H-1B petitions. USCIS explained that when a petitioner requests the...
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions Filed for Conrad 30 Medical Doctors, Interested Government Agencies
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has resumed premium processing for H-1B petitions filed for medical doctors under the Conrad 30 Waiver program, as well as interested government agency waivers. The Conrad 30 program allows certain medical doctors to...
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...
