Policy and News

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a final rule that will adjust the fees for certain immigration and naturalization benefit requests.

ICE says that in accordance with its March 2020 guidance, “new” or “initially” enrolling students will not be allowed to study in the U.S. if their full course of study is 100% online.

The U.S. State Department has released a list of exemptions following President Trump’s presidential proclamation that he signed on June 22.

President Trump issued an executive order erasing many of the distinctions that Hong Kong nationals receive as compared to Chinese nationals.

USCIS is facing delays printing employment authorization documents for immigrants and nonimmigrants.

The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) and DHS announced plans to amend their temporary exemptions in place during the COVID-19 pandemic for nonimmigrant students taking online classes.

President Trump has signed a presidential proclamation suspending certain visas for individuals who are currently outside the U.S. This is an expansion of the visa suspension announced in April, 2020.

On Friday, June 19, USCIS published a memorandum implementing a previously announced settlement with business group ITService Alliance to overturn policies on H-1B visas.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, June 18, that the Trump administration cannot immediately terminate the Deferred Action For Early Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

President Donald Trump announced on Monday plans to sign an executive order that would temporarily ban immigration into the U.S. during the Covid-19 pandemic.

USCIS confirmed that it will start accepting fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap petitions starting April 1, 2020.

USCIS will reuse previously submitted biometrics to process Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, extension requests due to the temporary closure of ASCs in response to COVID-19.

USCIS announced on Friday, March 27, 2020, that it has received enough electronic registrations during the initial period (March 1-20, 2020) to reach the FY 2021 H-1B cap.

USCIS announced that it is adopting a measure to assist applicants and petitioners who are responding to requests for evidence (RFEs) and notices of intent to deny (NOIDs).

The U.S. State Department announced on March 20, 2020 that it will temporarily suspend routine visa services at all U.S. Embassies and consulates in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, they will accept all benefit forms and documents with reproduced original signatures.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the temporary suspension of premium processing for all I-129 and I-140 Petitions due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the temporary closure of its offices to the public beginning March 18, 2020, through April 1, 2020.

USCIS announced the temporary suspension of premium processing for all FY 2021 cap-subject H-1B visa petitions.

The new order suspends immigrant visas for citizens of Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan. Meanwhile, citizens from Sudan and Tanzania are now barred from the U.S. diversity visa program.