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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 USCIS in ALL applications of the “Student Unlawful Presence” memorandum that was issued by USCIS on August 9, 2018. The August memorandum, formally titled “Accrual of Unlawful Presence...

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 processing for this year’s H-1B cap-subject (“lottery”) petitions in a two-phased approach: Phase One cases will include only those H-1B cap-subject (lottery) petitions that included the premium processing...

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 processing for H-1B cap cases filed April 1, 2018 and then for the vast majority of all H-1B cases in September 2018, USCIS has gradually re-expanded the categories...

DHS Has Announced Final Rule for the Updated H-1B Cap-Subject Selection Process

Posted: 11/30/18 | Revised: 1/30/19 DHS announces final rule for a more effective and efficient H-1B visa program. USCIS has announced on Twitter that the new H registration process will likely NOT be implemented in 2019, but rather next year. Therefore, we expect that the H-1B process for the upcoming...

The H-1B Visa

Posted: 07/15/18 | Revised: 11/05/18 The H-1B visa program has been in the news of late, but much of the information is wrong. Let’s look at some of the facts of the H-1B visa program: The H-1B is a non-immigrant (temporary) visa that allows U.S. employers to employ foreign workers...

What Happens if There is a Government Shutdown?

Posted: 05/20/18 | Revised: 12/14/18 If the government shuts down, then it’s important to note that while some services will be suspended for as long as the shutdown lasts, other services will continue to be available. USCIS processing of cases will continue. This is because USCIS processing is wholly fee-based,...

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