News & Reminders Archives – Lin & Valdez L.L.P.

USCIS Extends Temporary Suspension of Biometrics Submission for Certain Form I-539 Applicants (4/19/2023)
H-1B Initial Electronic Registration Selection Process Completed (3/31/2023)
USCIS Removes 60-Day Rule for Civil Surgeon Signatures on Form I-693 (3/31/2023)
USCIS Updates Policy on Time Frames for Paper-Based Filings and Responses Ending on Saturdays, Sundays, or Federal Holidays (3/30/2023)
DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending and Redesignating Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (3/10/2023)
USCIS Provides Guidance on Program for International Entrepreneurs (3/10/2023)
USCIS Issues Clarifying Guidance for Individuals Authorized to Work Under Special Student Relief Provisions (3/3/2023)
USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2023 and Announces Filing Dates for the Second Half of FY 2023 Supplemental Visas (3/2/2023)
USCIS to Start Collecting Fee for EB-5 Integrity Fund (3/1/2023)
FY 2024 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 1 (1/28/2023)
USCIS Extends COVID-19-related Flexibilities (1/27/2023)
USCIS Extends Green Card Validity for Conditional Permanent Residents with a Pending Form I-751 or Form I-829 (1/27/2023)
DHS Implements New Processes for Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans and Eliminates Cap for Venezuelans (1/8/2023)
Options for Nonimmigrant Workers Following Termination of Employment (12/20/2022)
DHS’s Public Charge Final Rule Goes into Effect on Dec. 23 (12/19/2022)
USCIS Updates Policy to Automatically Extend Green Cards for Naturalization Applicants (12/10/2022)
DHS Continues TPS and Related Documentation for Certain Beneficiaries of TPS (11/15/2022)
DHS Begins Limited Implementation of DACA under Final Rule (11/4/2022)
USCIS Extends COVID-19-related Flexibilities (10/24/2022)
USCIS Implements New Process for Venezuelans (10/18/2022)
ALERT: Important Update on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (10/10/2022)
USCIS Extends Green Card Validity Extension to 24 Months for Green Card Renewals (9/28/2022)
Secretary Mayorkas Extends and Redesignates Temporary Protected Status for Burma (9/26/2022)
USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2023 H-1B Cap (8/25/2022)
DHS Announces Registration Process for Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon (6/6/2022)
Immigration Help Available to Those Affected by Special Situations, Including the Shooting in Uvalde, Texas (5/28/2022)
USCIS Simplifying, Improving Communication of Case Processing Data (5/6/2022)
DHS Announces Registration Process for Temporary Protected Status for Ukraine and Sudan (4/19/2022)
USCIS Announces New Actions to Reduce Backlogs, Expand Premium Processing, and Provide Relief to Work Permit Holders (3/29/2022)
USCIS Announces Policies to Better Protect Immigrant Children Who Have Been Abused, Neglected, or Abandoned (3/7/2022)
USCIS Temporarily Waiving 60-Day Rule for Civil Surgeon Signatures (12/9/2021)
All Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Applicants May Now File Forms I-821 and I-765 Online (11/30/2021)
Certain Petitioners for U Nonimmigrant Status May Receive a Refund for Applications for Employment Authorization Submitted Before Sept. 3o, 2021 (11/22/2021)
USCIS Conducts Third Random Selection from Previously Submitted FY 2022 H-1B Cap Registrations (11/22/2021)
COVID-19 Vaccination Required for Immigration Medical Examinations (9/14/2021)
DHS Continues Temporary Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan (9/13/2021)
USCIS Expands Partnership with Social Security Administration (8/10/2021)
USCIS Removes Barriers to U.S. Citizenship for Children Born Abroad Through Assisted Reproductive Technology (8/6/2021)
DHS Announces Registration Process for Temporary Protected Status for Haiti (8/1/2021)
New USCIS Asylum Office to Open in Tampa on Aug. 2, 2021 (8/1/2021)
TPS Applicants from Five Designated Countries Can Now File Initial Applications Online (7/26/2021)
Applicants for Change of Status to F-1 Student No Longer Need to Submit Subsequent Applications to ‘Bridge the Gap’ (7/26/2021)
USCIS to Celebrate Independence Day with Naturalization Ceremonies Across the Country (7/2/2021)
USCIS Naturalization Policies Issued Since January 2021 (7/2/2021)
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests (6/24/2021)
USCIS Will Allow Resubmission of Certain FY 2021 H-1B Petitions Rejected or Closed Due to Start Date (6/24/2021)
USCIS Launches H-2B Employer Data Hub (6/24/2021)
USCIS Clarifies Evidence Requirements Under Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (6/17/2021)
USCIS Announces Lockbox Filing Flexibilities (6/10/2021)
USCIS Updates Policies to Improve Immigration Services (6/9/2021)
DHS Announces Open Registration for Temporary Protected Status for Burma (5/31/2021)
USCIS Eases Visitor Restrictions for Fully Vaccinated Individuals (5/31/2021)
Updated Guidance on Naturalization for Veterans Living Overseas (5/31/2021)
DHS Announces Continuation of International Entrepreneur Parole Program (5/11/2021)
USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on Deference to Previous Decisions (4/28/2021)
F-1 Students Seeking Optional Practical Training Can Now File Form I-765 Online (4/15/2021)
USCIS Confirms Elimination of “Blank Space” Criteria (4/3/2021)
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests (3/25/2021)
Registration period opens for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syria (3/18/2021)
USCIS May Reopen H-1B Petitions Denied Under Three Rescinded Policy Memos (3/13/2021)
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests (2/1/2021)
USCIS to Replace Sticker That Extends Validity of Green Cards (1/13/2021)
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests (12/21/2020)
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Vacates the Strengthening the H-1B Program Interim Final Rule (12/7/2020)
DHS Proposes to Limit Work Permits for Aliens with Final Orders of Removal (11/18/2020)
USCIS Announces a Revised Naturalization Civics Test (11/16/2020)
USCIS to Provide Contract Interpreters for Asylum Interviews – to Help Reduce Spread of COVID-19 (9/28/2020)
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests (9/14/2020)
USCIS Reminds F-1 in OPT and Their DSOs to Enter Employer Information in SEVIS (8/20/2020)
USCIS To Raise Fees Effective From Oct. 2, 2020 (8/7/2020)
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests (7/2/2020)
USCIS Rule Tightens Employment Eligibility Requirements for Asylum Seekers (6/23/2020)
USCIS Provides Greater Flexibility in Processing Work Authorization Requests for Asylum Applicants (6/19/2020)
USCIS Preparing to Resume Public Services on June 4, 2020 (6/4/2020)
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests (5/1/2020)
USCIS Offices Preparing to Reopen on June 4, 2020 (4/27/2020)
USCIS Updates Policy on False Claims of U.S. Citizenship (4/24/2020)
COVID-19 Delays in Extension/Change of Status Filings (4/13/2020)
USCIS Temporary Office Closure Extended until at least May 3, 2020 (4/1/2020)
USCIS Announces Flexibility for Requests for Evidence, Notices of Intent to Deny (3/27/2020)
H-1B Initial Electronic Registration Selection Process Completed (3/27/2020)
USCIS Announces Temporary Suspension of Premium Processing for All I-129 and I-140 Petitions Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic (3/23/2020)
USCIS Announces Flexibility in Submitting Required Signatures During COVID-19 National Emergency (3/23/2020)
Initial H-1B Electronic Registration Period Closes March 20, 2020 (3/20/2020)
USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18-April 1, 2020 (3/18/2020)
Initial H-1B Registration Period Opens at Noon Eastern on March 1 (3/2/2020)
USCIS Clarifies Effect of Breaks in Continuity of Residence on Eligibility for Naturalization (3/2/2020)
Public Charge Inadmissibility Final Rule: Revised Forms and Updated Policy Manual Guidance (2/9/2020)
USCIS Response to the 2019 Coronavirus (2/6/2020)
USCIS Updates Process for Accepting Petitions for Relatives Abroad (2/4/2020)
USCIS Announces Public Charge Rule Implementation Following Supreme Court Stay of Nationwide Injunctions (1/31/2020)
USCIS Issues Updates to Biometrics Collection Guidance (1/30/2020)
USCIS Adjusts Process for Managing EB-5 Visa Petition Inventory (1/30/2020)
Treaty Termination Ends Certain Visa Eligibility for Iranian Nationals (1/25/2020)
USCIS Implements Two Decisions from the Attorney General on Good Moral Character Determinations (12/11/2019)
USCIS Announces Implementation of H-1B Electronic Registration Process for 2021 Cap Season (12/7/2019)
USCIS Issues Guidance on Adjustment of Status by Aliens Whose Conditional Permanent Residence Has Been Terminated (11/21/2019)
USCIS to Restrict Asylum Seekers from Obtaining Work Authorizations (11/21/2019)
USCIS Implements $10 Fee for H-1B Visa Registration (11/21/2019)
Israeli Nationals Will be able to Change Status to E-2 (4/24/2019)
USCIS Strengthens Guidance for Spousal Petitions Involving Minors (4/15/2019)
USCIS Reaches FY 2020 H-1B Regular Cap (4/5/2019)
USCIS Will Resume Premium Processing for All H-1 Petitions (3/12/2019)
USCIS to Publish Revised Form I-539 and New Form I-539A (2/12/2019)
USCIS Announces Online Case Status Feature for Asylum Applicants (1/28/2019)
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B Cap Petitions (1/25/2019)
DHS and DOL Propose New Recruitment Requirements for H-2B Employers (11/19/2018)
USCIS to Continue Implementing New Policy Memorandum on Notices to Appear (11/9/2018)
USCIS Using Tablets to Administer the English Reading and Writing Tests for Naturalization (10/5/2018)
F-1 “Cap-gap” Status and Work Authorization Extension Only Valid Through Sept. 30, 2018 (9/29/2018)
Proposed I-912 Fee Waiver Form Revision (9/28/2018)
USCIS to Begin Implementing New Policy Memorandum on Notices to Appear (9/27/2018)
USCIS Updates Notice to Appear Policy Guidance to Support DHS Enforcement Priorities (7/10/2018)
USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2019 (4/12/2018)
USCIS Will Focus on Processing Recently Filed Asylum Applications (1/31/2018)
Lin & Valdez Updated Fee Schedule (1/31/2018)
Lapse in Federal Funding for Certain USCIS Operations (1/21/2018)
Re-Registration Period Now Open for Haitians With TPS (1/19/2018)
Registration Period Now Open for Salvadorans with Temporary Protected Status (1/18/2018)
USCIS Updates Policy Re. Burden of Proof for Nonimmigrant Worker Extension Petitioners (10/24/2017)
Temporary Protection Status for Sudan to Terminates in Nov. of 2018 (9/19/2017)
USCIS Alerts Those Affected by Hurricane Harvey to Available Immigration Services (8/31/2017)
Immigration Area Immigration Closures (8/30/2017)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hurricane Harvey Rumor Control (8/30/2017)
USCIS to Expand In-Person Interview Requirements for Certain Permanent Residency Applicants (8/30/2017)
U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Russia Suspend Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance (8/22/2017)
DHS Terminates Central American Minors Parole Program (8/18/2017)
USCIS to Resume H-1B Premium Processing for Certain Cap-Exempt Petitions (7/24/2017)
USCIS Introduces Redesigned Form for Green Card Applicants (6/26/2017)
USCIS to Resume H-1B Premium Processing for Physicians under the Conrad 30 Waiver Program (6/23/2017)
DHS Provides Relief to American Businesses in Danger of Suffering Irreparable Harm (6/17/2017)
USCIS Will Issue Redesigned Green Cards and EAD (4/19/2017)
USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2018 (4/7/2017)
USCIS Announces Further Measures to Detect H-1B Visa Fraud and Abuse (4/3/2017)
Success Story: US Embassy in Argentina Approved Another E-2 Visa to Our Client (3/30/2017)
USCIS Will Accept H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year 2018 Beginning April 3 (3/15/2017)
US President Donald Trump Signs New Travel Ban, Exempts Iraq (3/7/2017)
USCIS Will Temporarily Suspend Premium Processing for All H-1B Petitions (3/3/2017)
USCIS Will Temporarily Suspend Premium Processing for All H-1B Petitions (3/3/2017)
DHS on the entry of LPR and compliance with court orders and the president’s executive order (1/30/2017)
DHS Publishes Final International Entrepreneur Rule (1/17/2017)