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On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, President Trump signed an executive order implementing a 60-day suspension of permanent resident (green card) processing for all applicants who are currently outside the United States and who...

President Trump is expected to sign an executive order as soon as Wednesday, April 22, 2020 temporarily barring permanent resident (green card) applicants from immigrating to the United States. The ban is scheduled to remain...

On the evening of April 20, 2020, President Trump announced on Twitter that he plans to sign an executive order temporarily suspending immigration into the United States. He cited the COVID-19 outbreak and the need to...

On April 13, 2020, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will consider excusing applicants who submit late fillings to extend or change their immigration status if the delay is due to...

The US Department of State has implemented an automatic 2-month extension for all J-1 exchange programs ending between April 1, 2020 and May 31, 2020. Sponsors have been instructed to provide affected J-1 visa holders with...

USCIS has extended it office closures to at least May 3, 2020. All green card, naturalization and asylum interviews, biometrics appointments, and naturalization oath ceremonies scheduled during this time will be automatically...

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the results of this year’s H-1B lottery. USCIS received nearly 275,000 unique registrations for 85,000 slots (65,000 regular H-1B cap and 20,000 advanced...

The 2020 H-1B registration process has been completed, and the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it received more than enough registrants to meet the annual visa quota. Registrants will be...

The Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided guidance on how to fulfill Labor Condition Application notice requirements, as well as other accommodations the OFLC is making during...

Furloughs, layoffs and other changes to the original terms and conditions of employment can result in significant immigration consequences for both employers of sponsored foreign national workers as well as the employees...