Diversity Visa Lottery For Fiscal Year 2024
Every year the Department of State (“DOS”) holds a Diversity Visa Lottery, allowing up to 55,000 citizens of countries with low immigration... Read More
Diversity Visa Lottery for Fiscal Year 2023
Every year the Department of State (“DOS”) holds a Diversity Visa Lottery, allowing up to 55,000 citizens of countries with low immigration... Read More
Diversity Visa Lottery for 2022
Posted: 10/16/20 Every year the Department of State (“DOS”) holds a Diversity Visa Lottery, allowing about 50,000 citizens of countries that have... Read More
Department of Labor Issues New Regulations Affecting H-1B Workers
Posted 10/09/20 On October 7, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued new regulations that went into effect October 8, 2020. The... Read More
New USCIS Filing Fees Take Effect October 2
Posted 9/18/2020 | Revised 9/25/2020 On July 31, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it will implement new government filing fees... Read More
Third Edition of “Immigration Options for Artists, Entertainers, and Athletes” Available for Purchase
The new edition of Immigration Options for Artists, Entertainers, and Athletes was edited by our own Catherine Haight! This book provides an... Read More
The Diversity Visa Lottery
Posted: 10/25/19 | Revised: 10/25/19 Every year the Department of State (“DOS”) holds a Diversity Visa Lottery, allowing about 50,000 citizens of... Read More
Middle District Court of North Carolina Enjoins ‘Student Unlawful Presence’ Memo
Posted: 05/03/19 | Revised: 05/03/19 On May 3, 2019, the District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina enjoined implementation by... Read More
Premium Processing for (Some) H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions Begins May 20, 2019
Posted: 04/01/19 | Revised: 04/01/19 Premium processing is USCIS’s $1,410, 15-calendar day expedited processing service for certain petitions. USCIS is offering premium... Read More
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for all H-1B Petitions
Posted: 02/15/19 | Revised: 03/12/19 As of March 12, 2019, USCIS has reinstated premium processing for all H-1B petitions. After suspending premium... Read More