Apr 28
USCIS has issued a policy guidance instructing officers to give deference to prior determinations when adjudicating extension requests involving the same parties and facts unless there was a material error, material change, or new material facts. USCIS had issued a guidance in 2004 directing officers to generally defer to prior determinations of eligibility when adjudicating […]
Apr 13
F-1 students seeking optional practical training (OPT) can now file the application for Employment Authorization, the Form I-765, online. The option to file Form I-765 online to obtain the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) is only available to F-1 students filing under one of these categories: Pre-Completion OPT [(c)(3)(A)]; Post-Completion OPT [(c)(3)(B)]; OPT STEM Extension [(c)(3)(C)]. […]
Apr 10
Mar 30
USCIS has announced that it has received enough H-1B cap registrations during the initial registration period to reach the FY 2022 H-1B regular cap and H-1B master’s cap. USCIS has also conducted the H-1B lottery and has notified employers with selected registrations that they are eligible to file an H-1B cap petition for the beneficiary […]
Mar 30
USCIS has issued a policy guidance relating to P-1A Internationally Recognized Athletes, providing interpretation of the phrase “major United States sports league or team” as it relates to internationally recognized P-1A athletes. The guidance clarifies that the phrase “major United States sports league” is interpreted to mean one that has a distinguished reputation commensurate with […]
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