Visa Bulletin July 2018: EB-2 China & EB-2, EB-3 India Advance

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

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USCIS Announces ‘FIRST’ System For Online Processing Of FOIA Requests

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has launched Freedom of Information Act Immigration Records SysTem (FIRST) – a new system for online processing of Freedom of Immigration Act (FOIA) requests. Up until now, USCIS only accepted FOIA requests by mail, fax, and email, and requesters typically received their documents on a CD by mail. FIRST […]

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USCIS Completes Data Entry Of FY 2019 H1B Cap Petitions

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has completed data entry of all FY 2019 H1B Cap petitions selected in the H1B lottery. USCIS will now begin returning all H1B Cap petitions that were not selected in the 2018 H1B lottery. USCIS has not provided a time frame for returning these petitions, but has stated that […]

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New Unlawful Presence Rules For F, J And M Nonimmigrants

USCIS has issued a new policy memorandum for calculating unlawful presence for students and exchange visitors in F, J, and M nonimmigrant status, and their dependents. Under the new policy that will go into effect on August 9, 2018, F, J, and M nonimmigrants who failed to maintain their status before August 9, 2018, will […]

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