Immigration Blog

In continuation of its earlier announcement that for applicants and petitioners who receive Requests for Evidence (RFEs) and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs) dated between March 1 and May 1, 2020, it will consider any responses submitted within 60 calendar days after the response deadline mentioned in the RFE or NOID before taking any […]

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USCIS has announced that for applicants and petitioners who receive Requests for Evidence (RFEs) and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs) dated between March 1 and May 1, 2020, it will consider any responses submitted within 60 calendar days after the response deadline mentioned in the RFE or NOID, before taking any action. USCIS has […]

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USCIS has announced that it has received enough H-1B cap registrations to reach the FY 2021 H-1B cap during the initial H-1B registration period that ended on March 20, 2020. USCIS has also conducted the H-1B lottery and has randomly selected from among the registrations properly submitted. Petitioners whose registrations were selected in the lottery […]

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of State (DOS), as well as other federal agencies and departments that are involved in processing of immigration benefits and applications, have announced a series of measures aimed at containing the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this update, we will present some of the […]

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USCIS has formally announced the implementation of the new H-1B registration process for FY 2021 H‑1B Cap filings. The following are some of the key features of the new H-1B Cap filing procedure: Employers seeking to file an FY 2021 H-1B cap petition will be required to first register electronically with USCIS using an online […]

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