Release Date: 01/15/2025 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating its policy guidance to clarify how we evaluate eligibility for the second preference employment-based (EB-2) classification for immigrant petitions filed with a request for a national interest waiver (NIW). In general,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating our Policy Manual to clarify flexibilities that may be available to benefit requestors during and after an emergency or unforeseen circumstance. The update explains that during certain emergencies or unforeseen circumstances that may
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a final rule that modernizes the H-1B program by streamlining the approval process, increasing its flexibility to better allow employers to retain talented workers, and improving the integrity and oversight of the
We now require certain applicants filing Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, to submit Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, with their Form I-485 or the Form I-485 may otherwise be rejected.
Join us for today’s Tech Talks at 2 p.m. Eastern today. We will discuss Online PDF Filing Options. On Oct. 8, we introduced a PDF filing option for certain applicants seeking an Employment Authorization Document (EAD). Eligible applicants now may upload a
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance in our Policy Manual to further clarify the types of evidence that we may evaluate to determine eligibility for extraordinary ability (E11) EB-1 immigrant visa classifications. This policy guidance: Confirms that
Under the Utah Office of Legal Services Innovation, Utah-licensed lawyers may practice law with Immigration Office Solutions even though a financial interest is held or managerial authority is exercised by one or more persons who are non-lawyers. See SUP. CT. R. PRO. PRAC. 5.4(d). The court waives the requirement in rule 5.4(d) that Immigration Office Solutions be authorized as required by Standing Order 15.
Utah lawyers employed by or partnering with Immigration Office Solutions remain subject to all other Rules of Professional Responsibility, including but not limited to the following provisions of rule 5.4:
This order applies only to Utah lawyers practicing within the scope of their Utah bar license. It has no effect on any other aspect of Immigration Office Solutions’s operations. This order is not transferable to any other entity.
This waiver will automatically terminate at the conclusion of the Sandbox pilot project on August 14, 2027.