Immigration Blog

The U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin May 2018 shows marginal advancement in EB-2 China and EB-3 India in the Application Final Action Dates chart. EB-2 India also advanced in the Dates for Filing Applications chart for the employment-based visa preference categories. USCIS is yet to announce which chart may be used in May 2018 […]

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USCIS has announced that the FY 2019 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)-Only Transitional Worker (CW-1) program cap has reached. The FY 2019 cap for CW-1 visas is 4,999. USCIS will conduct a lottery to randomly select CW-1 petitions received between April 2, 2018 and April 13, 2018. Petitions received after April 13 will […]

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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the termination of travel restrictions placed on the Chad. The removal of the travel restrictions follows a Presidential Proclamation, based on DHS assessment, announcing that Chad has improved its identity-management and information sharing practices sufficiently to meet the baseline security standard of the United States. The termination becomes […]

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USCIS has launched a new website that provides information about E-Verify and Form I-9, including employee rights and employer responsibilities in the employment verification process. The new website allows employers to enroll in E-Verify directly, permits current users to access their accounts. Individuals with my E-Verify accounts can also access their accounts through the new website. […]

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On March 23, 2018, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) launched the SEVP Portal for F-1 students participating in post-completion optional practical training (OPT) and M-1 students participating in practical training. Overview The SEVP Portal is a salient tool which allows F-1 students on post-completion OPT and M-1 visa participating in practical training meet […]

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