Ian Love

Effective immediately, USCIS has announced flexibilities for some foreign students whose receipt notices for Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, have been delayed.

Effective immediately, President Biden has revoked Proclamation 10014, which was issued by the Trump administration to suspend the entry of certain foreign nationals into the U.S.

On March 1, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will return to using the 2008 version of its naturalization civics test.

Due to COVID-19, U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada border closures will be extended through March 21, 2021. The border closures were set to expire on February 21, 2021.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will host two webinars on the H-1B electronic registration process. Registration is available through the USCIS Public Engagement webpage.

USCIS has delayed the effective date of the final rule for the wage-based H-1B selection process. The final rule will now take effect on Dec. 31, 2021 instead of Mar. 9, 2021.

Alejandro Mayorkas assumed office on February 2, 2021 as the 7th U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security.

President Biden has issued three executive orders to reform the U.S. immigration system. The executive orders address the Public Charge rule, naturalization, border control, and family reunification.

On Feb. 1, 2021, the DOL's Employment and Training Administration will publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing a delayed effective date for the proposed rule.

The DOL has updated processing times for PWD and PERM applications through December 31, 2020.

On Thursday, October 8, 2020, the DOL is expected to publish an interim final rule and new prevailing wage figures that will increase the prevailing wage requirements for certain visa categories.

A new appropriation bill signed into law allows U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services to raise the fee for premium processing and expand it to more visa categories.

Following a Sept. 11 ruling from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, USCIS has resumed implementation of the Public Charge Rule nationwide.