НОВОСТИ
Asylum Applicants Work Authorization Application Filing Dates
Effective on August 21, 2020 asylum applicants can file their renewal work authorization applications up to 180 days before the expiration date. The rule removes the requirement that asylum applicants submit their work authorization renewal requests to USCIS 90 days before the expiration of their current employment authorization.
Heavily Weighted Negative and Positive Factors for Public Charge Inadmissibility
On or after February 24, 2020 the U.S. Department of Homeland Security begin to implement nationwide the inadmissibility on public charge ground rule. The final rule applies to an applicant for admission or adjustment of status or visa. The applicant must prove that he is self-sufficient. The applicant who is likely at any time to become a public charge is inadmissible.
H1B Fiscal Year 2020 Visas Premium Processing
Petitioners requesting a change of status for FY 2020 cap-subject H-1B petitions may concurrently file request for premium processing on April 1, 2019. If petitioners do not file request for premium processing concurrently, the petitioner must wait until premium processing begins to submit such request.
H1b Visas Selection New Regulation
Starting April 1, 2019, US employers who want to hire foreign works on H1b visa will be required to register with USCIS during registration period. USCIS will select registrations submitted on behalf of all foreign workers. Then USCIS will select from the remaining registrations sufficient numbers of applications eligible for the advanced degree exemption.
USCIS Policy of Calculating Unlawful Presence of F, J, or M Students
USCIS is changing how the agency calculates unlawful presence for F-1, J-1, and M-1 nonimmigrants and their dependents (F-2, J-2, and M-2 nonimmigrants). On or after August 9, 2018 individuals in F, J, or M status who fail to maintain their status, will start accruing unlawful presence on the earliest of any of the following:
US Citizenship Interview
USCIS begins using digital tablets during US citizenship interviews. Digital tablets will be used
to administer the English reading and writing tests. Immigration officers will be able to continue using the paper process on a case-by-case basis.
Notices to Appear and Initiation of Removal Proceedings by USCIS
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new policy memorandum on issuance of notice to appear (NTA) and putting individuals into removal proceedings. An NTA is a document that instructs an individual to appear before an immigration judge. This is the first step in starting removal proceedings.
Deadline to Apply to Add 7 Months to a 17-Month STEM OPT Extension 08/03/2016
A student on a 17-month STEM OPT extension may apply to add 7 months to his STEM OPT period. USCIS will deny applications filed after August 8, 2016.
You may apply to add 7 months to your 17-month STEM OPT period if:
- You are currently participating in STEM OPT based on a 17-month extension;
L-1A FUNCTION MANAGER 06/30/2016
USCIS issued a new policy memorandum about L-1A function manager.
USCIS asserts that while an L-1A function manager may use hisbusiness expertise to perform some operational or administrative tasks, he primarily must manage an essential function.
Refugee Admissions Reception And Placement Program 05/31/2016
Each refugee approved for admission to the United States is sponsored by one of nine resettlement agencies participating in the Reception & Placement (R&P) Program under a cooperative agreement with the Department of State.