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02 Oct 2018

NewsFlash! USCIS Goes Back to Using “Dates for Filing Chart” in Oct 2018 Visa Bulletin for All Categories

This morning, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reversed course, updating the adjustment-of-status filing charts webpage yet again to indicate that the more favorable dates for filing (DF) chart dates may be used for both family- and employment-based cases in the October 2018 Visa Bulletin. No...

10:03 / AOS/CP / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News / Visa Bulletin / Worker
11 May 2018

Updated Rulemaking Agenda Again Lays Out Trump’s Harsh Plans for Foreign Nationals

At the end of 2017, MurthyDotCom summarized a number of concerning immigration regulations under consideration by the Trump Administration in the NewsBrief, Troubling Immigration Rules, Including End of H-4 EAD, on Trump’s Rulemaking Agenda (2017.Dec.15). While none of the rules has yet come to light,...

09:51 / EB5 Investor / F-1 / For Employers / For Individuals / H-4 Dependents / M-1 / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Student / USCIS News / Worker
23 Mar 2018

NewsFlash! President Trump Signs Bill Funding Federal Government Through September 2018

This afternoon, President Trump signed a federal spending bill that keeps the government open through September 30, 2018. This bill also extends the employment-based, fifth preference (EB5) regional center program for the same time period. The bill does not, however, provide any protections to beneficiaries...

13:42 / Consulates / EB5 Investor / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Investor / J-1 Exchange / Legislation / NewsBrief / Resident / Travel / USCIS News / Worker
13 Mar 2018

April 2018 Visa Bulletin: Cutoff Date Set for EB1 India and China, EB3 India Surges Forward

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the April 2018 Visa Bulletin. The most notable changes are that cutoff dates have been imposed in the employment-based, first preference (EB1) category for India and China, and that there is considerable movement in the employment-based, third...

09:48 / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin
01 Mar 2018

NewsFlash! Proposed Rule to Terminate H-4 EAD Program Delayed Until June or Later

The proposed rule to terminate the program that allows certain H-4 spouses to obtain employment authorization is not expected to be published until at least June 2018. The rule was previously slated for publication in February 2018. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is apparently...

09:49 / Employment Based / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker