The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State (DOS), has announced the lists of countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B vis...
USCIS Proposes Significant Changes to the H-1B Program
Editorial credit: Evgenia Parajanian / Shutterstock.com By Leslie Dellon | Nov 3, 2023 The H-1B program may undergo significant changes as early as October 1, 2024. The Department of Homeland Securi...
USCIS Updates Key CSPA Interpretation to Protect Some Immigrant Youth, But Backlogs Continue to Cause Hardships
Editorial credit: Mehaniq / Shutterstock.com By Adriel Orozco | Sep 5, 2023 On August 24, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new update to its policy manual clarifyi...
Biden Administration Will Allow More Families Stuck in Visa Backlog to Reunite in US
August 17, 2017 – McAllen, Texas, USA – A volunteer with a Catholic Charities’ Humanitarian Respite Center leads a group of Central American refugees to the center to wait for buses ...
Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the Early Second Half of FY 2023
By uscis.gov U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 16,500 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the early second hal...
State Department Denies Substantial Percentage of Employer-Sponsored Immigrant Visas
By Leslie Dellon, Immigration Impact Surprising data recently revealed that consular officers denied applicants for employer-sponsored immigrant visas at a far higher rate than U.S. Citizenship and Im...
Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants
There are an exceptionally high number of employment-based visas available this fiscal year (October 2021 through September 2022). In partnership with the U.S. Department of State, we are committed to...
State Department Waives Fees for Immigrants Denied Visas Due to the Muslim Ban
The Muslim Women’s contingent at the 2019 Women’s March demonstrating against the Muslim Ban and for women’s rights. – Washington/USA – January 19, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Kate Goettel, The I...
DHS Announces Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State (DOS), has announced the lists of countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B vis...
Changing Cut Off Dates Leave India EB-3 Applicants in an Immigration Limbo
By Leslie Dellon, Immigration Impact Annual limits on immigrant visa numbers, combined with processing delays and wasted numbers, mean even longer waits for people to become U.S. permanent residents. ...